Food Price Outlook

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service

Version:  View help for Version V2

Name File Type Size Last Modified
CPIForecast.csv text/csv 27.2 KB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
CPIForecast.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 12.1 KB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
CPIForecast_Archived.csv text/csv 1020.1 KB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
CPIForecast_Archived.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 90.3 KB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
CPIHistoricalForecast.csv text/csv 2 MB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
CPIHistoricalForecast.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 222 KB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
Food Price Outlook - Documentation.pdf application/pdf 3.3 MB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
Food Price Outlook - Food Price Environment - Interactive Visualization.pdf application/pdf 1.9 MB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
Food Price Outlook - Overview.pdf application/pdf 1.9 MB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM
Food Price Outlook - Summary Findings.pdf application/pdf 3.4 MB 03/27/2026 10:38:AM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service. Food Price Outlook. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/E247186V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Food Price Outlook
Summary:  View help for Summary The ERS Food Price Outlook (FPO) provides data on food prices and forecasts annual food price changes up to 18 months in the future. On a monthly basis, ERS forecasts the annual percentage change in food prices for the current year and, beginning in July each year, for the following year. Forecasts are based on the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) data available at the time of release.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms food price changes; forecasts; retail prices
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2003 – 2026
Universe:  View help for Universe Retail food prices
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data; other
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes data downloaded 2026-03-27


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