Food · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Meat, poultry & fish Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Meats, poultry, and fish is up 5.7% from a year earlier. Protein prices at the grocery store.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Meat, poultry & fish: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Meat, poultry & fish: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 340.9 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 326.6 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 321.2 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 315.0 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 287.5 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 269.3 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 253.3 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 250.7 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 249.0 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 249.4 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 258.5 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 253.7 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 236.7 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 231.9 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 223.9 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 208.6 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 204.6 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 203.6 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 195.4 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 188.2 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 186.7 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 182.3 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 169.7 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 163.2 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 162.4 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 155.5 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 148.8 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 147.8 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 149.0 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Meat, poultry & fish inflation — FAQ
What is the current Meat, poultry & fish inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Meats, poultry, and fish is up 5.7% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.4% in June 2026.
When was Meat, poultry & fish inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2022, when the Meats, poultry, and fish index rose 9.6% over 2021.
Is Meat, poultry & fish inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Meats, poultry, and fish index is up 5.7% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Meat, poultry & fish data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.