Table Data - Average Price: Potato Chips (Cost per 16 Ounces) in U.S. City Average
| Title | Average Price: Potato Chips (Cost per 16 Ounces) in U.S. City Average |
|---|---|
| Series ID | APU0000718311 |
| Source | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Release | Average Price Data |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | U.S. Dollars |
| Date Range | 1980-01-01 to 2025-09-01 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-24 7:36 AM CDT |
| Notes | All potato chips, regardless of style of chips, flavor, packaging type or size. Average consumer prices are calculated for household fuel, motor fuel, and food items from prices collected for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Average prices are best used to measure the price level in a particular month, not to measure price change over time. It is more appropriate to use CPI index values for the particular item categories to measure price change. Prices, except for electricity, are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the 75 urban areas priced for the CPI. Electricity prices are collected for the BLS for the same 75 areas on a monthly basis by the Department of Energy using mail questionnaires. All fuel prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes; prices for natural gas and electricity also include fuel and purchased gas adjustments. For more information, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1980-01-01 | 1.981 |
| 1980-02-01 | 1.994 |
| 1980-03-01 | 2.003 |
| 1980-04-01 | 2.006 |
| 1980-05-01 | 2.006 |
| 1980-06-01 | 2.018 |
| 1980-07-01 | 2.012 |
| 1980-08-01 | 2.046 |
| 1980-09-01 | 2.035 |
| 1980-10-01 | 2.066 |
| 1980-11-01 | 2.138 |
| 1980-12-01 | 2.176 |
| 1981-01-01 | 2.203 |
| 1981-02-01 | 2.195 |
| 1981-03-01 | 2.229 |
| 1981-04-01 | 2.277 |
| 1981-05-01 | 2.271 |
| 1981-06-01 | 2.295 |
| 1981-07-01 | 2.256 |
| 1981-08-01 | 2.293 |
| 1981-09-01 | 2.301 |
| 1981-10-01 | 2.324 |
| 1981-11-01 | 2.375 |
| 1981-12-01 | 2.338 |
| 1982-01-01 | 2.380 |
| 1982-02-01 | 2.413 |
| 1982-03-01 | 2.391 |
| 1982-04-01 | 2.380 |
| 1982-05-01 | 2.400 |
| 1982-06-01 | 2.385 |
| 1982-07-01 | 2.394 |
| 1982-08-01 | 2.424 |
| 1982-09-01 | 2.400 |
| 1982-10-01 | 2.431 |
| 1982-11-01 | 2.388 |
| 1982-12-01 | 2.395 |
| 1983-01-01 | 2.441 |
| 1983-02-01 | 2.486 |
| 1983-03-01 | 2.508 |
| 1983-04-01 | 2.520 |
| 1983-05-01 | 2.536 |
| 1983-06-01 | 2.472 |
| 1983-07-01 | 2.475 |
| 1983-08-01 | 2.524 |
| 1983-09-01 | 2.540 |
| 1983-10-01 | 2.500 |
| 1983-11-01 | 2.515 |
| 1983-12-01 | 2.526 |
| 1984-01-01 | 2.492 |
| 1984-02-01 | 2.564 |
| 1984-03-01 | 2.516 |
| 1984-04-01 | 2.520 |
| 1984-05-01 | 2.558 |
| 1984-06-01 | 2.561 |
| 1984-07-01 | 2.577 |
| 1984-08-01 | 2.600 |
| 1984-09-01 | 2.613 |
| 1984-10-01 | 2.628 |
| 1984-11-01 | 2.592 |
| 1984-12-01 | 2.580 |
| 1985-01-01 | 2.602 |
| 1985-02-01 | 2.609 |
| 1985-03-01 | 2.609 |
| 1985-04-01 | 2.629 |
| 1985-05-01 | 2.615 |
| 1985-06-01 | 2.607 |
| 1985-07-01 | 2.615 |
| 1985-08-01 | 2.601 |
| 1985-09-01 | 2.558 |
| 1985-10-01 | 2.596 |
| 1985-11-01 | 2.598 |
| 1985-12-01 | 2.631 |
| 1986-01-01 | 2.610 |
| 1986-02-01 | 2.608 |
| 1986-03-01 | 2.625 |
| 1986-04-01 | 2.621 |
| 1986-05-01 | 2.622 |
| 1986-06-01 | 2.708 |
| 1986-07-01 | 2.644 |
| 1986-08-01 | 2.720 |
| 1986-09-01 | 2.701 |
| 1986-10-01 | 2.752 |
| 1986-11-01 | 2.742 |
| 1986-12-01 | 2.749 |
| 1987-01-01 | 2.754 |
| 1987-02-01 | 2.786 |
| 1987-03-01 | 2.808 |
| 1987-04-01 | 2.804 |
| 1987-05-01 | 2.776 |
| 1987-06-01 | 2.801 |
| 1987-07-01 | 2.785 |
| 1987-08-01 | 2.717 |
| 1987-09-01 | 2.701 |
| 1987-10-01 | 2.674 |
| 1987-11-01 | 2.734 |
| 1987-12-01 | 2.674 |
| 1988-01-01 | 2.631 |
| 1988-02-01 | 2.597 |
| 1988-03-01 | 2.604 |
| 1988-04-01 | 2.580 |
| 1988-05-01 | 2.598 |
| 1988-06-01 | 2.572 |
| 1988-07-01 | 2.616 |
| 1988-08-01 | 2.617 |
| 1988-09-01 | 2.636 |
| 1988-10-01 | 2.620 |
| 1988-11-01 | 2.662 |
| 1988-12-01 | 2.699 |
| 1989-01-01 | 2.711 |
| 1989-02-01 | 2.876 |
| 1989-03-01 | 2.906 |
| 1989-04-01 | 2.950 |
| 1989-05-01 | 2.940 |
| 1989-06-01 | 2.883 |
| 1989-07-01 | 2.842 |
| 1989-08-01 | 2.855 |
| 1989-09-01 | 2.824 |
| 1989-10-01 | 2.824 |
| 1989-11-01 | 2.862 |
| 1989-12-01 | 2.853 |
| 1990-01-01 | 2.866 |
| 1990-02-01 | 2.947 |
| 1990-03-01 | 2.962 |
| 1990-04-01 | 2.984 |
| 1990-05-01 | 2.940 |
| 1990-06-01 | 2.951 |
| 1990-07-01 | 2.945 |
| 1990-08-01 | 2.949 |
| 1990-09-01 | 2.980 |
| 1990-10-01 | 3.032 |
| 1990-11-01 | 2.971 |
| 1990-12-01 | 2.971 |
| 1991-01-01 | 2.990 |
| 1991-02-01 | 2.982 |
| 1991-03-01 | 2.954 |
| 1991-04-01 | 2.960 |
| 1991-05-01 | 2.937 |
| 1991-06-01 | 3.062 |
| 1991-07-01 | 2.929 |
| 1991-08-01 | 2.939 |
| 1991-09-01 | 2.901 |
| 1991-10-01 | 3.021 |
| 1991-11-01 | 2.930 |
| 1991-12-01 | 2.954 |
| 1992-01-01 | 2.942 |
| 1992-02-01 | 2.914 |
| 1992-03-01 | 2.943 |
| 1992-04-01 | 2.857 |
| 1992-05-01 | 2.871 |
| 1992-06-01 | 2.906 |
| 1992-07-01 | 2.911 |
| 1992-08-01 | 2.974 |
| 1992-09-01 | 2.856 |
| 1992-10-01 | 2.937 |
| 1992-11-01 | 2.836 |
| 1992-12-01 | 2.840 |
| 1993-01-01 | 2.832 |
| 1993-02-01 | 2.935 |
| 1993-03-01 | 2.839 |
| 1993-04-01 | 2.836 |
| 1993-05-01 | 2.898 |
| 1993-06-01 | 2.827 |
| 1993-07-01 | 2.893 |
| 1993-08-01 | 2.966 |
| 1993-09-01 | 2.895 |
| 1993-10-01 | 2.911 |
| 1993-11-01 | 2.843 |
| 1993-12-01 | 2.918 |
| 1994-01-01 | 2.872 |
| 1994-02-01 | 3.018 |
| 1994-03-01 | 2.970 |
| 1994-04-01 | 3.012 |
| 1994-05-01 | 2.999 |
| 1994-06-01 | 2.968 |
| 1994-07-01 | 2.902 |
| 1994-08-01 | 2.992 |
| 1994-09-01 | 2.965 |
| 1994-10-01 | 2.924 |
| 1994-11-01 | 3.020 |
| 1994-12-01 | 3.012 |
| 1995-01-01 | 3.079 |
| 1995-02-01 | 3.014 |
| 1995-03-01 | 2.975 |
| 1995-04-01 | 3.048 |
| 1995-05-01 | 2.952 |
| 1995-06-01 | 2.987 |
| 1995-07-01 | 2.971 |
| 1995-08-01 | 3.035 |
| 1995-09-01 | 2.970 |
| 1995-10-01 | 3.020 |
| 1995-11-01 | 2.979 |
| 1995-12-01 | 3.026 |
| 1996-01-01 | 3.004 |
| 1996-02-01 | 2.960 |
| 1996-03-01 | 3.035 |
| 1996-04-01 | 3.075 |
| 1996-05-01 | 2.989 |
| 1996-06-01 | 2.981 |
| 1996-07-01 | 3.106 |
| 1996-08-01 | 3.086 |
| 1996-09-01 | 3.069 |
| 1996-10-01 | 3.155 |
| 1996-11-01 | 3.102 |
| 1996-12-01 | 3.118 |
| 1997-01-01 | 3.125 |
| 1997-02-01 | 3.099 |
| 1997-03-01 | 3.145 |
| 1997-04-01 | 3.184 |
| 1997-05-01 | 3.056 |
| 1997-06-01 | 3.118 |
| 1997-07-01 | 3.117 |
| 1997-08-01 | 3.128 |
| 1997-09-01 | 3.176 |
| 1997-10-01 | 3.152 |
| 1997-11-01 | 3.133 |
| 1997-12-01 | 3.166 |
| 1998-01-01 | 3.149 |
| 1998-02-01 | 3.136 |
| 1998-03-01 | 3.107 |
| 1998-04-01 | 3.175 |
| 1998-05-01 | 3.161 |
| 1998-06-01 | 3.153 |
| 1998-07-01 | 3.128 |
| 1998-08-01 | 3.210 |
| 1998-09-01 | 3.121 |
| 1998-10-01 | 3.219 |
| 1998-11-01 | 3.207 |
| 1998-12-01 | 3.177 |
| 1999-01-01 | 3.217 |
| 1999-02-01 | 3.223 |
| 1999-03-01 | 3.249 |
| 1999-04-01 | 3.264 |
| 1999-05-01 | 3.212 |
| 1999-06-01 | 3.235 |
| 1999-07-01 | 3.255 |
| 1999-08-01 | 3.279 |
| 1999-09-01 | 3.237 |
| 1999-10-01 | 3.289 |
| 1999-11-01 | 3.299 |
| 1999-12-01 | 3.330 |
| 2000-01-01 | 3.386 |
| 2000-02-01 | 3.448 |
| 2000-03-01 | 3.354 |
| 2000-04-01 | 3.409 |
| 2000-05-01 | 3.345 |
| 2000-06-01 | 3.302 |
| 2000-07-01 | 3.310 |
| 2000-08-01 | 3.302 |
| 2000-09-01 | 3.416 |
| 2000-10-01 | 3.341 |
| 2000-11-01 | 3.276 |
| 2000-12-01 | 3.437 |
| 2001-01-01 | 3.391 |
| 2001-02-01 | 3.361 |
| 2001-03-01 | 3.378 |
| 2001-04-01 | 3.315 |
| 2001-05-01 | 3.395 |
| 2001-06-01 | 3.564 |
| 2001-07-01 | 3.335 |
| 2001-08-01 | 3.404 |
| 2001-09-01 | 3.397 |
| 2001-10-01 | 3.589 |
| 2001-11-01 | 3.507 |
| 2001-12-01 | 3.477 |
| 2002-01-01 | 3.437 |
| 2002-02-01 | 3.278 |
| 2002-03-01 | 3.418 |
| 2002-04-01 | 3.294 |
| 2002-05-01 | 3.162 |
| 2002-06-01 | 3.430 |
| 2002-07-01 | 3.195 |
| 2002-08-01 | 3.312 |
| 2002-09-01 | 3.498 |
| 2002-10-01 | 3.357 |
| 2002-11-01 | 3.418 |
| 2002-12-01 | 3.472 |
| 2003-01-01 | 3.483 |
| 2003-02-01 | 3.462 |
| 2003-03-01 | 3.546 |
| 2003-04-01 | 3.581 |
| 2003-05-01 | 3.415 |
| 2003-06-01 | 3.581 |
| 2003-07-01 | 3.367 |
| 2003-08-01 | 3.539 |
| 2003-09-01 | 3.508 |
| 2003-10-01 | 3.425 |
| 2003-11-01 | 3.493 |
| 2003-12-01 | 3.583 |
| 2004-01-01 | 3.428 |
| 2004-02-01 | 3.584 |
| 2004-03-01 | 3.435 |
| 2004-04-01 | 3.377 |
| 2004-05-01 | 3.359 |
| 2004-06-01 | 3.446 |
| 2004-07-01 | 3.460 |
| 2004-08-01 | 3.455 |
| 2004-09-01 | 3.244 |
| 2004-10-01 | 3.395 |
| 2004-11-01 | 3.308 |
| 2004-12-01 | 3.350 |
| 2005-01-01 | 3.256 |
| 2005-02-01 | 3.315 |
| 2005-03-01 | 3.224 |
| 2005-04-01 | 3.456 |
| 2005-05-01 | 3.377 |
| 2005-06-01 | 3.519 |
| 2005-07-01 | 3.364 |
| 2005-08-01 | 3.363 |
| 2005-09-01 | 3.302 |
| 2005-10-01 | 3.367 |
| 2005-11-01 | 3.412 |
| 2005-12-01 | 3.459 |
| 2006-01-01 | 3.426 |
| 2006-02-01 | 3.370 |
| 2006-03-01 | 3.517 |
| 2006-04-01 | 3.457 |
| 2006-05-01 | 3.604 |
| 2006-06-01 | 3.369 |
| 2006-07-01 | 3.467 |
| 2006-08-01 | 3.544 |
| 2006-09-01 | 3.533 |
| 2006-10-01 | 3.494 |
| 2006-11-01 | 3.399 |
| 2006-12-01 | 3.409 |
| 2007-01-01 | 3.359 |
| 2007-02-01 | 3.424 |
| 2007-03-01 | 3.485 |
| 2007-04-01 | 3.482 |
| 2007-05-01 | 3.511 |
| 2007-06-01 | 3.473 |
| 2007-07-01 | 3.512 |
| 2007-08-01 | 3.608 |
| 2007-09-01 | 3.558 |
| 2007-10-01 | 3.637 |
| 2007-11-01 | 3.667 |
| 2007-12-01 | 3.646 |
| 2008-01-01 | 3.530 |
| 2008-02-01 | 3.759 |
| 2008-03-01 | 3.771 |
| 2008-04-01 | 3.885 |
| 2008-05-01 | 3.837 |
| 2008-06-01 | 4.062 |
| 2008-07-01 | 4.159 |
| 2008-08-01 | 4.120 |
| 2008-09-01 | 4.123 |
| 2008-10-01 | 4.196 |
| 2008-11-01 | 4.330 |
| 2008-12-01 | 4.482 |
| 2009-01-01 | 4.534 |
| 2009-02-01 | 4.611 |
| 2009-03-01 | 4.550 |
| 2009-04-01 | 4.683 |
| 2009-05-01 | 4.438 |
| 2009-06-01 | 4.557 |
| 2009-07-01 | 4.566 |
| 2009-08-01 | 4.554 |
| 2009-09-01 | 4.627 |
| 2009-10-01 | 4.533 |
| 2009-11-01 | 4.528 |
| 2009-12-01 | 4.653 |
| 2010-01-01 | 4.651 |
| 2010-02-01 | 4.561 |
| 2010-03-01 | 4.570 |
| 2010-04-01 | 4.461 |
| 2010-05-01 | 4.594 |
| 2010-06-01 | 4.706 |
| 2010-07-01 | 4.659 |
| 2010-08-01 | 4.665 |
| 2010-09-01 | 4.631 |
| 2010-10-01 | 4.770 |
| 2010-11-01 | 4.689 |
| 2010-12-01 | 4.742 |
| 2011-01-01 | 4.790 |
| 2011-02-01 | 4.724 |
| 2011-03-01 | 4.837 |
| 2011-04-01 | 4.850 |
| 2011-05-01 | 4.944 |
| 2011-06-01 | 5.038 |
| 2011-07-01 | 5.052 |
| 2011-08-01 | 5.185 |
| 2011-09-01 | 5.036 |
| 2011-10-01 | 5.111 |
| 2011-11-01 | 5.015 |
| 2011-12-01 | 5.032 |
| 2012-01-01 | 4.995 |
| 2012-02-01 | 5.091 |
| 2012-03-01 | 5.087 |
| 2012-04-01 | 5.010 |
| 2012-05-01 | 5.200 |
| 2012-06-01 | 5.264 |
| 2012-07-01 | 5.029 |
| 2012-08-01 | 4.851 |
| 2012-09-01 | 4.785 |
| 2012-10-01 | 4.938 |
| 2012-11-01 | 4.868 |
| 2012-12-01 | 4.713 |
| 2013-01-01 | 4.793 |
| 2013-02-01 | 4.878 |
| 2013-03-01 | 4.970 |
| 2013-04-01 | 4.811 |
| 2013-05-01 | 4.510 |
| 2013-06-01 | 4.507 |
| 2013-07-01 | 4.688 |
| 2013-08-01 | 4.577 |
| 2013-09-01 | 4.528 |
| 2013-10-01 | 4.576 |
| 2013-11-01 | 4.601 |
| 2013-12-01 | 4.536 |
| 2014-01-01 | 4.411 |
| 2014-02-01 | 4.411 |
| 2014-03-01 | 4.538 |
| 2014-04-01 | 4.419 |
| 2014-05-01 | 4.372 |
| 2014-06-01 | 4.350 |
| 2014-07-01 | 4.308 |
| 2014-08-01 | 4.437 |
| 2014-09-01 | 4.357 |
| 2014-10-01 | 4.328 |
| 2014-11-01 | 4.247 |
| 2014-12-01 | 4.270 |
| 2015-01-01 | 4.263 |
| 2015-02-01 | 4.298 |
| 2015-03-01 | 4.400 |
| 2015-04-01 | 4.412 |
| 2015-05-01 | 4.427 |
| 2015-06-01 | 4.442 |
| 2015-07-01 | 4.480 |
| 2015-08-01 | 4.411 |
| 2015-09-01 | 4.504 |
| 2015-10-01 | 4.355 |
| 2015-11-01 | 4.490 |
| 2015-12-01 | 4.413 |
| 2016-01-01 | 4.444 |
| 2016-02-01 | 4.421 |
| 2016-03-01 | 4.622 |
| 2016-04-01 | 4.544 |
| 2016-05-01 | 4.462 |
| 2016-06-01 | 4.477 |
| 2016-07-01 | 4.444 |
| 2016-08-01 | 4.427 |
| 2016-09-01 | 4.440 |
| 2016-10-01 | 4.507 |
| 2016-11-01 | 4.391 |
| 2016-12-01 | 4.353 |
| 2017-01-01 | 4.390 |
| 2017-02-01 | 4.334 |
| 2017-03-01 | 4.365 |
| 2017-04-01 | 4.369 |
| 2017-05-01 | 4.439 |
| 2017-06-01 | 4.428 |
| 2017-07-01 | 4.391 |
| 2017-08-01 | 4.370 |
| 2017-09-01 | 4.389 |
| 2017-10-01 | 4.480 |
| 2017-11-01 | 4.521 |
| 2017-12-01 | 4.431 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4.386 |
| 2018-02-01 | 4.344 |
| 2018-03-01 | 4.446 |
| 2018-04-01 | 4.448 |
| 2018-05-01 | 4.491 |
| 2018-06-01 | 4.441 |
| 2018-07-01 | 4.407 |
| 2018-08-01 | 4.446 |
| 2018-09-01 | 4.432 |
| 2018-10-01 | 4.473 |
| 2018-11-01 | 4.590 |
| 2018-12-01 | 4.447 |
| 2019-01-01 | 4.432 |
| 2019-02-01 | 4.503 |
| 2019-03-01 | 4.587 |
| 2019-04-01 | 4.508 |
| 2019-05-01 | 4.407 |
| 2019-06-01 | 4.452 |
| 2019-07-01 | 4.377 |
| 2019-08-01 | 4.382 |
| 2019-09-01 | 4.561 |
| 2019-10-01 | 4.389 |
| 2019-11-01 | 4.692 |
| 2019-12-01 | 4.532 |
| 2020-01-01 | 4.494 |
| 2020-02-01 | 4.594 |
| 2020-03-01 | 4.630 |
| 2020-04-01 | 4.880 |
| 2020-05-01 | 4.985 |
| 2020-06-01 | 5.087 |
| 2020-07-01 | 5.104 |
| 2020-08-01 | 5.070 |
| 2020-09-01 | 5.024 |
| 2020-10-01 | 5.039 |
| 2020-11-01 | 5.085 |
| 2020-12-01 | 5.077 |
| 2021-01-01 | 4.942 |
| 2021-02-01 | 5.046 |
| 2021-03-01 | 5.043 |
| 2021-04-01 | 5.092 |
| 2021-05-01 | 4.929 |
| 2021-06-01 | 5.020 |
| 2021-07-01 | 5.003 |
| 2021-08-01 | 5.111 |
| 2021-09-01 | 5.058 |
| 2021-10-01 | 5.273 |
| 2021-11-01 | 5.246 |
| 2021-12-01 | 5.150 |
| 2022-01-01 | 5.258 |
| 2022-02-01 | 5.363 |
| 2022-03-01 | 5.487 |
| 2022-04-01 | 5.601 |
| 2022-05-01 | 5.619 |
| 2022-06-01 | 5.766 |
| 2022-07-01 | 5.894 |
| 2022-08-01 | 5.941 |
| 2022-09-01 | 6.058 |
| 2022-10-01 | 6.402 |
| 2022-11-01 | 6.253 |
| 2022-12-01 | 6.283 |
| 2023-01-01 | 6.238 |
| 2023-02-01 | 6.171 |
| 2023-03-01 | 6.526 |
| 2023-04-01 | 6.623 |
| 2023-05-01 | 6.454 |
| 2023-06-01 | 6.283 |
| 2023-07-01 | 6.476 |
| 2023-08-01 | 6.463 |
| 2023-09-01 | 6.562 |
| 2023-10-01 | 6.682 |
| 2023-11-01 | 6.459 |
| 2023-12-01 | 6.408 |
| 2024-01-01 | 6.389 |
| 2024-02-01 | 6.410 |
| 2024-03-01 | 6.572 |
| 2024-04-01 | 6.504 |
| 2024-05-01 | 6.629 |
| 2024-06-01 | 6.566 |
| 2024-07-01 | 6.323 |
| 2024-08-01 | 6.246 |
| 2024-09-01 | 6.466 |
| 2024-10-01 | 6.517 |
| 2024-11-01 | 6.511 |
| 2024-12-01 | 6.324 |
| 2025-01-01 | 6.474 |
| 2025-02-01 | 6.462 |
| 2025-03-01 | 6.536 |
| 2025-04-01 | 6.611 |
| 2025-05-01 | 6.731 |
| 2025-06-01 | 6.815 |
| 2025-07-01 | 6.797 |
| 2025-08-01 | 6.751 |
| 2025-09-01 | 6.971 |