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Wholesale food prices

−0.9% over 12 months as of Sep 2026

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Wholesale food prices, last five years. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved from FRED.

What it measures

The 12-month change in the Producer Price Index for processed foods and feeds, which tracks what food manufacturers and processors charge.

Why it matters to a small business

It is a national gauge of what restaurants, caterers and grocers pay their distributors, and it usually moves before menu prices do.

Recent readings

DateChange over 12 months
Sep 2026−0.9%
Aug 2026−0.3%
Jul 20261.1%
Jun 20261.7%
May 20261.9%
Apr 20262.1%
Mar 20261.7%
Feb 20261.2%
Jan 20261.7%
Dec 20252.0%
Nov 20252.4%
Oct 20253.4%

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series WPU02, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Published monthly. Official figures can be revised after they are first released.

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