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Cost of Food at Home

U.S. Average at Four Cost Levels

Most Recent Costs
 -- Aug 2009

Monthly Costs

2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug        
2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2004 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2003 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
 
1999 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1997 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1996 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1995 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun* Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

* June costs for each year are used to represent the annual average.


Alaska and Hawaii Thrifty Food Plan Costs

Most Recent Costs
 -- 1st Half of 2009

Prior Bi-Annual Costs

2009 1st half  
2008 1st half 2nd half
2007 1st half 2nd half
2006 1st half 2nd half
2005 1st half 2nd half
2004 1st half 2nd half
2003 1st half 2nd half
2002 1st half 2nd half
2001 1st half 2nd half
2000 1st half 2nd half
1999 1st half 2nd half



For more information, contact Mark Lino,  Economist, at (703) 605-0251 or Mark.Lino@cnpp.usda.gov.

 

Last Modified: September 29, 2009 04:15 PM