# United States CPI: Food Away From Home

United States CPI: Food Away From Home was up 3.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 400.9 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.1% (Jul 2017) to 8.8% (Mar 2023), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.SA.IND-FOODAWAY`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/cpi-food-away-from-home

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 400.9 | 3.8 |
| September 2026 | 398.8 | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 397.9 | 3.4 |
| July 2026 | 396.9 | 3.4 |
| June 2026 | 395.6 | 3.4 |
| May 2026 | 394.7 | 3.5 |
| April 2026 | 393.5 | 3.6 |
| March 2026 | 392.7 | 3.8 |
| February 2026 | 391.7 | 3.9 |
| January 2026 | 390.5 | 4.0 |
| December 2025 | 389.9 | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 387.2 | 3.7 |
| October 2025 | 386.3 | 3.7 |
| September 2025 | 385.5 | 3.7 |
| August 2025 | 384.9 | 3.9 |
| July 2025 | 383.8 | 3.9 |
| June 2025 | 382.8 | 3.8 |
| May 2025 | 381.2 | 3.8 |
| April 2025 | 380.0 | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 378.4 | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 377.0 | 3.7 |
| January 2025 | 375.5 | 3.4 |
| December 2024 | 374.6 | 3.6 |
| November 2024 | 373.5 | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.IND-FOODAWAY"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.IND-FOODAWAY",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```