US Average Bread Price Adjusted for Inflation

Tracking inflation-adjusted bread prices reveals how consumer purchasing power has changed over time, providing a clearer picture of real price trends.

The prices in this page represent white bread sold by the pound (453.6 grams) in urban areas across the United States. This includes all white pre-packaged regular bread regardless of size, both frozen and fresh.

Adjusted prices are shown in "today’s dollars", meaning they are benchmarked to the purchasing power of June 2026 (our latest available CPI data baseline).

Key Takeaways
  • The latest average price for a pound of bread was $1.814, in June 2026.
  • In January 1980, the nominal price was $0.501, which is equivalent to $2.151 in today's dollars.
  • Since January 1980, the inflation-adjusted price has fallen 15.65%, an average decline of -0.37% per year.
  • The peak inflation-adjusted price was $2.248, reached in December 2008.

As one of America's fundamental dietary components, bread serves as a key economic indicator in consumer spending patterns and food price monitoring systems nationwide.

This historical data reveals how bread prices have changed over time due to factors such as wheat prices, production costs, market competition and consumer preferences.

Although nominal prices have risen steadily, inflation-adjusted values show that the real cost of bread has remained relatively stable, with only modest fluctuations over time.

Inflation-Adjusted Values by Month

By examining the inflation-adjusted price over time, consumers and analysts can better understand the underlying purchasing power cost of bread, separate from the general rise in the cost of living.

The following table provides a month-by-month breakdown.

Month Nominal Inflation-Adjusted
Jun 2026 1.814 1.814
May 2026 1.83 1.824
Apr 2026 1.869 1.874
Mar 2026 1.808 1.828
Feb 2026 1.85 1.891
Jan 2026 1.843 1.892
Dec 2025 1.833 1.889
Nov 2025 1.79 1.844
Sep 2025 1.867 1.92
Aug 2025 1.841 1.898
Jul 2025 1.851 1.913
Jun 2025 1.864 1.93
May 2025 1.876 1.949
Apr 2025 1.913 1.991
Mar 2025 1.88 1.963
Feb 2025 1.925 2.015
Jan 2025 1.925 2.024
Dec 2024 1.912 2.023
Nov 2024 1.916 2.028
Oct 2024 1.937 2.049
Sep 2024 1.976 2.093
Aug 2024 1.951 2.07
Jul 2024 1.975 2.097
Jun 2024 1.973 2.097
May 2024 1.971 2.096
Apr 2024 1.998 2.128
Mar 2024 1.997 2.135
Feb 2024 2.006 2.159
Jan 2024 2.033 2.201
Dec 2023 2.024 2.204
Nov 2023 1.976 2.149
Oct 2023 2.002 2.173
Sep 2023 1.972 2.14
Aug 2023 1.97 2.143
Jul 2023 1.98 2.163
Jun 2023 1.937 2.12
May 2023 1.951 2.142
Apr 2023 1.989 2.19
Mar 2023 1.936 2.142
Feb 2023 1.896 2.105
Jan 2023 1.888 2.108
Dec 2022 1.873 2.107
Nov 2022 1.847 2.072
Oct 2022 1.814 2.033
Sep 2022 1.749 1.968
Aug 2022 1.756 1.98
Jul 2022 1.715 1.933
Jun 2022 1.691 1.906
May 2022 1.606 1.835
Apr 2022 1.612 1.862
Mar 2022 1.607 1.867
Feb 2022 1.578 1.857
Jan 2022 1.555 1.847
Dec 2021 1.532 1.835
Nov 2021 1.547 1.859
Oct 2021 1.526 1.842
Sep 2021 1.58 1.924
Aug 2021 1.467 1.791
Jul 2021 1.491 1.824
Jun 2021 1.51 1.856
May 2021 1.511 1.874
Apr 2021 1.51 1.888
Mar 2021 1.526 1.924
Feb 2021 1.537 1.952
Jan 2021 1.546 1.974
Dec 2020 1.538 1.972
Nov 2020 1.515 1.944
Oct 2020 1.503 1.928
Sep 2020 1.492 1.914
Aug 2020 1.495 1.921
Jul 2020 1.485 1.914
Jun 2020 1.474 1.909
May 2020 1.412 1.839
Apr 2020 1.406 1.831
Mar 2020 1.374 1.778
Feb 2020 1.375 1.775
Jan 2020 1.351 1.749
Dec 2019 1.363 1.771
Nov 2019 1.361 1.767
Oct 2019 1.325 1.719
Sep 2019 1.296 1.686
Aug 2019 1.275 1.66
Jul 2019 1.281 1.667
Jun 2019 1.28 1.669
May 2019 1.289 1.681
Apr 2019 1.285 1.679
Mar 2019 1.261 1.657
Feb 2019 1.282 1.694
Jan 2019 1.274 1.69
Dec 2018 1.29 1.715
Nov 2018 1.274 1.688
Oct 2018 1.277 1.686
Sep 2018 1.288 1.704
Aug 2018 1.302 1.724
Jul 2018 1.293 1.713
Jun 2018 1.279 1.695
May 2018 1.293 1.716
Apr 2018 1.281 1.707
Mar 2018 1.309 1.752
Feb 2018 1.265 1.697
Jan 2018 1.281 1.726
Dec 2017 1.316 1.783
Nov 2017 1.295 1.753
Oct 2017 1.328 1.798
Sep 2017 1.349 1.825
Aug 2017 1.348 1.834
Jul 2017 1.327 1.81
Jun 2017 1.335 1.82
May 2017 1.327 1.811
Apr 2017 1.328 1.814
Mar 2017 1.329 1.82
Feb 2017 1.358 1.862
Jan 2017 1.351 1.858
Dec 2016 1.362 1.884
Nov 2016 1.362 1.885
Oct 2016 1.343 1.855
Sep 2016 1.329 1.838
Aug 2016 1.341 1.859
Jul 2016 1.349 1.872
Jun 2016 1.333 1.847
May 2016 1.382 1.921
Apr 2016 1.406 1.962
Mar 2016 1.416 1.986
Feb 2016 1.407 1.982
Jan 2016 1.425 2.009
Dec 2015 1.428 2.016
Nov 2015 1.409 1.983
Oct 2015 1.418 1.991
Sep 2015 1.432 2.01
Aug 2015 1.42 1.99
Jul 2015 1.447 2.025
Jun 2015 1.467 2.053
May 2015 1.463 2.055
Apr 2015 1.454 2.052
Mar 2015 1.44 2.037
Feb 2015 1.435 2.042
Jan 2015 1.479 2.113
Dec 2014 1.466 2.085
Nov 2014 1.42 2.008
Oct 2014 1.414 1.989
Sep 2014 1.405 1.971
Aug 2014 1.396 1.96
Jul 2014 1.413 1.981
Jun 2014 1.4 1.962
May 2014 1.401 1.967
Apr 2014 1.388 1.955
Mar 2014 1.359 1.921
Feb 2014 1.388 1.974
Jan 2014 1.365 1.949
Dec 2013 1.385 1.985
Nov 2013 1.382 1.98
Oct 2013 1.358 1.942
Sep 2013 1.419 2.024
Aug 2013 1.408 2.01
Jul 2013 1.434 2.05
Jun 2013 1.439 2.058
May 2013 1.401 2.008
Apr 2013 1.409 2.024
Mar 2013 1.412 2.026
Feb 2013 1.411 2.03
Jan 2013 1.422 2.062
Dec 2012 1.436 2.089
Nov 2012 1.418 2.057
Oct 2012 1.422 2.053
Sep 2012 1.401 2.022
Aug 2012 1.407 2.04
Jul 2012 1.427 2.08
Jun 2012 1.403 2.042
May 2012 1.412 2.052
Apr 2012 1.426 2.07
Mar 2012 1.395 2.031
Feb 2012 1.442 2.115
Jan 2012 1.423 2.097
Dec 2011 1.42 2.101
Nov 2011 1.399 2.065
Oct 2011 1.457 2.149
Sep 2011 1.477 2.174
Aug 2011 1.474 2.173
Jul 2011 1.513 2.236
Jun 2011 1.49 2.204
May 2011 1.472 2.175
Apr 2011 1.42 2.108
Mar 2011 1.415 2.115
Feb 2011 1.398 2.11
Jan 2011 1.401 2.125
Dec 2010 1.386 2.112
Nov 2010 1.375 2.099
Oct 2010 1.407 2.148
Sep 2010 1.386 2.119
Aug 2010 1.372 2.099
Jul 2010 1.36 2.083
Jun 2010 1.383 2.119
May 2010 1.359 2.08
Apr 2010 1.363 2.088
Mar 2010 1.368 2.099
Feb 2010 1.361 2.097
Jan 2010 1.36 2.096
Dec 2009 1.39 2.15
Nov 2009 1.373 2.12
Oct 2009 1.392 2.15
Sep 2009 1.34 2.072
Aug 2009 1.375 2.127
Jul 2009 1.391 2.157
Jun 2009 1.385 2.144
May 2009 1.413 2.207
Apr 2009 1.395 2.185
Mar 2009 1.41 2.214
Feb 2009 1.404 2.21
Jan 2009 1.381 2.184
Dec 2008 1.415 2.248
Nov 2008 1.377 2.165
Oct 2008 1.393 2.148
Sep 2008 1.379 2.105
Aug 2008 1.381 2.105
Jul 2008 1.384 2.101
Jun 2008 1.373 2.095
May 2008 1.37 2.112
Apr 2008 1.373 2.134
Mar 2008 1.35 2.111
Feb 2008 1.321 2.084
Jan 2008 1.281 2.027
Dec 2007 1.28 2.035
Nov 2007 1.235 1.962
Oct 2007 1.274 2.036
Sep 2007 1.212 1.941
Aug 2007 1.21 1.943
Jul 2007 1.209 1.938
Jun 2007 1.193 1.912
May 2007 1.192 1.914
Apr 2007 1.201 1.941
Mar 2007 1.161 1.888
Feb 2007 1.168 1.917
Jan 2007 1.153 1.902
Dec 2006 1.137 1.882
Nov 2006 1.143 1.894
Oct 2006 1.097 1.815
Sep 2006 1.083 1.783
Aug 2006 1.088 1.782
Jul 2006 1.071 1.758
Jun 2006 1.074 1.768
May 2006 1.086 1.791
Apr 2006 1.072 1.777
Mar 2006 1.04 1.738
Feb 2006 1.029 1.729
Jan 2006 1.046 1.762
Dec 2005 1.046 1.775
Nov 2005 1.055 1.783
Oct 2005 1.043 1.749
Sep 2005 1.052 1.767
Aug 2005 1.06 1.802
Jul 2005 1.067 1.824
Jun 2005 1.09 1.872
May 2005 1.086 1.866
Apr 2005 1.004 1.723
Mar 2005 1.002 1.731
Feb 2005 0.982 1.71
Jan 2005 0.997 1.746
Dec 2004 0.97 1.702
Nov 2004 0.976 1.706
Oct 2004 0.972 1.7
Sep 2004 0.985 1.732
Aug 2004 0.996 1.755
Jul 2004 0.985 1.737
Jun 2004 0.979 1.723
May 2004 0.96 1.695
Apr 2004 0.974 1.73
Mar 2004 0.947 1.688
Feb 2004 0.943 1.691
Jan 2004 0.946 1.706
Dec 2003 0.954 1.729
Nov 2003 0.953 1.725
Oct 2003 0.969 1.749
Sep 2003 0.994 1.792
Aug 2003 0.996 1.802
Jul 2003 1.002 1.82
Jun 2003 0.961 1.747
May 2003 1.001 1.822
Apr 2003 1.047 1.902
Mar 2003 1.042 1.889
Feb 2003 1.048 1.911
Jan 2003 1.042 1.915
Dec 2002 1.026 1.894
Nov 2002 1.054 1.941
Oct 2002 1.015 1.87
Sep 2002 1.016 1.875
Aug 2002 1.012 1.87
Jul 2002 1.015 1.882
Jun 2002 1.011 1.877
May 2002 1.012 1.88
Apr 2002 1.005 1.867
Mar 2002 1.012 1.89
Feb 2002 1.008 1.893
Jan 2002 1.001 1.888
Dec 2001 1.005 1.899
Nov 2001 1.012 1.905
Oct 2001 1.01 1.898
Sep 2001 0.996 1.865
Aug 2001 0.991 1.864
Jul 2001 0.987 1.857
Jun 2001 0.989 1.855
May 2001 0.995 1.87
Apr 2001 1.008 1.903
Mar 2001 1.02 1.933
Feb 2001 0.994 1.888
Jan 2001 0.982 1.873
Dec 2000 0.987 1.894
Nov 2000 0.953 1.828
Oct 2000 0.934 1.793
Sep 2000 0.918 1.765
Aug 2000 0.923 1.784
Jul 2000 0.935 1.807
Jun 2000 0.915 1.772
May 2000 0.915 1.782
Apr 2000 0.927 1.807
Mar 2000 0.924 1.802
Feb 2000 0.924 1.817
Jan 2000 0.907 1.794
Dec 1999 0.899 1.784
Nov 1999 0.899 1.784
Oct 1999 0.889 1.765
Sep 1999 0.878 1.746
Aug 1999 0.884 1.767
Jul 1999 0.893 1.789
Jun 1999 0.885 1.778
May 1999 0.886 1.78
Apr 1999 0.897 1.802
Mar 1999 0.883 1.787
Feb 1999 0.88 1.786
Jan 1999 0.872 1.772
Dec 1998 0.866 1.765
Nov 1998 0.855 1.741
Oct 1998 0.849 1.729
Sep 1998 0.86 1.755
Aug 1998 0.869 1.776
Jul 1998 0.867 1.774
Jun 1998 0.859 1.76
May 1998 0.866 1.776
Apr 1998 0.863 1.774
Mar 1998 0.853 1.756
Feb 1998 0.86 1.774
Jan 1998 0.855 1.767
Dec 1997 0.884 1.83
Nov 1997 0.897 1.855
Oct 1997 0.899 1.858
Sep 1997 0.885 1.833
Aug 1997 0.872 1.811
Jul 1997 0.872 1.814
Jun 1997 0.874 1.821
May 1997 0.854 1.781
Apr 1997 0.855 1.782
Mar 1997 0.855 1.785
Feb 1997 0.858 1.795
Jan 1997 0.862 1.809
Dec 1996 0.875 1.842
Nov 1996 0.88 1.853
Oct 1996 0.873 1.842
Sep 1996 0.886 1.875
Aug 1996 0.915 1.943
Jul 1996 0.889 1.891
Jun 1996 0.886 1.888
May 1996 0.869 1.853
Apr 1996 0.865 1.848
Mar 1996 0.852 1.827
Feb 1996 0.858 1.85
Jan 1996 0.86 1.86
Dec 1995 0.837 1.821
Nov 1995 0.821 1.785
Oct 1995 0.809 1.758
Sep 1995 0.808 1.761
Aug 1995 0.797 1.741
Jul 1995 0.789 1.728
Jun 1995 0.781 1.71
May 1995 0.768 1.685
Apr 1995 0.776 1.706
Mar 1995 0.775 1.709
Feb 1995 0.767 1.697
Jan 1995 0.767 1.704
Dec 1994 0.748 1.669
Nov 1994 0.766 1.709
Oct 1994 0.756 1.689
Sep 1994 0.776 1.735
Aug 1994 0.753 1.688
Jul 1994 0.759 1.708
Jun 1994 0.761 1.717
May 1994 0.765 1.732
Apr 1994 0.765 1.733
Mar 1994 0.755 1.713
Feb 1994 0.756 1.721
Jan 1994 0.768 1.754
Dec 1993 0.76 1.741
Nov 1993 0.771 1.766
Oct 1993 0.75 1.719
Sep 1993 0.748 1.722
Aug 1993 0.745 1.718
Jul 1993 0.762 1.762
Jun 1993 0.752 1.739
May 1993 0.752 1.742
Apr 1993 0.744 1.725
Mar 1993 0.742 1.726
Feb 1993 0.751 1.753
Jan 1993 0.748 1.752
Dec 1992 0.738 1.737
Nov 1992 0.747 1.757
Oct 1992 0.752 1.771
Sep 1992 0.756 1.787
Aug 1992 0.776 1.839
Jul 1992 0.771 1.833
Jun 1992 0.757 1.803
May 1992 0.752 1.798
Apr 1992 0.746 1.786
Mar 1992 0.747 1.791
Feb 1992 0.73 1.759
Jan 1992 0.726 1.756
Dec 1991 0.717 1.736
Nov 1991 0.731 1.772
Oct 1991 0.72 1.75
Sep 1991 0.717 1.745
Aug 1991 0.714 1.746
Jul 1991 0.7 1.716
Jun 1991 0.705 1.731
May 1991 0.705 1.736
Apr 1991 0.701 1.732
Mar 1991 0.702 1.737
Feb 1991 0.701 1.737
Jan 1991 0.705 1.749
Dec 1990 0.7 1.747
Nov 1990 0.71 1.772
Oct 1990 0.706 1.766
Sep 1990 0.7 1.762
Aug 1990 0.713 1.809
Jul 1990 0.685 1.754
Jun 1990 0.687 1.766
May 1990 0.678 1.752
Apr 1990 0.686 1.777
Mar 1990 0.68 1.764
Feb 1990 0.701 1.829
Jan 1990 0.689 1.806
Dec 1989 0.688 1.822
Nov 1989 0.676 1.793
Oct 1989 0.674 1.792
Sep 1989 0.671 1.793
Aug 1989 0.674 1.806
Jul 1989 0.671 1.801
Jun 1989 0.664 1.787
May 1989 0.655 1.767
Apr 1989 0.655 1.777
Mar 1989 0.654 1.786
Feb 1989 0.652 1.791
Jan 1989 0.653 1.801
Dec 1988 0.657 1.821
Nov 1988 0.645 1.791
Oct 1988 0.642 1.784
Sep 1988 0.636 1.773
Aug 1988 0.619 1.737
Jul 1988 0.602 1.697
Jun 1988 0.601 1.701
May 1988 0.598 1.7
Apr 1988 0.595 1.697
Mar 1988 0.587 1.683
Feb 1988 0.586 1.687
Jan 1988 0.586 1.691
Dec 1987 0.571 1.652
Nov 1987 0.559 1.618
Oct 1987 0.559 1.619
Sep 1987 0.551 1.6
Aug 1987 0.546 1.594
Jul 1987 0.544 1.596
Jun 1987 0.533 1.568
May 1987 0.54 1.594
Apr 1987 0.542 1.606
Mar 1987 0.541 1.612
Feb 1987 0.539 1.613
Jan 1987 0.544 1.634
Dec 1986 0.566 1.711
Nov 1986 0.564 1.706
Oct 1986 0.565 1.711
Sep 1986 0.566 1.715
Aug 1986 0.57 1.735
Jul 1986 0.564 1.72
Jun 1986 0.569 1.735
May 1986 0.562 1.723
Apr 1986 0.561 1.725
Mar 1986 0.56 1.719
Feb 1986 0.563 1.72
Jan 1986 0.566 1.725
Dec 1985 0.568 1.735
Nov 1985 0.564 1.728
Oct 1985 0.566 1.739
Sep 1985 0.561 1.73
Aug 1985 0.553 1.71
Jul 1985 0.556 1.722
Jun 1985 0.546 1.695
May 1985 0.542 1.687
Apr 1985 0.544 1.699
Mar 1985 0.544 1.707
Feb 1985 0.544 1.714
Jan 1985 0.551 1.744
Dec 1984 0.544 1.725
Nov 1984 0.543 1.722
Oct 1984 0.54 1.713
Sep 1984 0.539 1.714
Aug 1984 0.543 1.735
Jul 1984 0.541 1.736
Jun 1984 0.542 1.745
May 1984 0.541 1.747
Apr 1984 0.536 1.736
Mar 1984 0.542 1.764
Feb 1984 0.541 1.764
Jan 1984 0.543 1.78
Dec 1983 0.547 1.803
Nov 1983 0.547 1.805
Oct 1983 0.535 1.769
Sep 1983 0.536 1.778
Aug 1983 0.539 1.796
Jul 1983 0.544 1.819
Jun 1983 0.542 1.819
May 1983 0.542 1.825
Apr 1983 0.538 1.822
Mar 1983 0.544 1.856
Feb 1983 0.544 1.856
Jan 1983 0.541 1.847
Dec 1982 0.537 1.837
Nov 1982 0.534 1.82
Oct 1982 0.534 1.816
Sep 1982 0.536 1.828
Aug 1982 0.534 1.825
Jul 1982 0.534 1.829
Jun 1982 0.525 1.807
May 1982 0.529 1.844
Apr 1982 0.526 1.851
Mar 1982 0.526 1.859
Feb 1982 0.534 1.885
Jan 1982 0.537 1.902
Dec 1981 0.521 1.851
Nov 1981 0.527 1.878
Oct 1981 0.521 1.863
Sep 1981 0.524 1.878
Aug 1981 0.519 1.878
Jul 1981 0.521 1.899
Jun 1981 0.523 1.928
May 1981 0.525 1.952
Apr 1981 0.519 1.945
Mar 1981 0.538 2.03
Feb 1981 0.533 2.025
Jan 1981 0.531 2.038
Dec 1980 0.519 2.008
Nov 1980 0.519 2.027
Oct 1980 0.514 2.024
Sep 1980 0.511 2.032
Aug 1980 0.507 2.033
Jul 1980 0.511 2.063
Jun 1980 0.503 2.031
May 1980 0.504 2.058
Apr 1980 0.507 2.09
Mar 1980 0.502 2.093
Feb 1980 0.507 2.146
Jan 1980 0.501 2.151

About the Data

Price data is collected and published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on a monthly basis. The US Average Bread Price represents the average cost of a pound of white, pan bread in urban areas across the United States.

We have adjusted these prices for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). While a specific CPI for "Food" exists, using the broader CPI-U allows us to compare bread prices against the overall cost of goods and services typically purchased by households, revealing whether bread has become relatively more or less expensive compared to general inflation over time.

This data allows consumers and policymakers to understand trends in staple food prices and their impact on household budgets. By adjusting for inflation, this page provides insights into the real cost of bread over time, helping users make informed decisions and conduct meaningful analyses.

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