Average price of bread in the US (white bread per pound)
Average retail price of bread, white, pan per pound in U.S. cities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices are national averages: your local store may charge more or less.
Average price per pound
$1.83
Data for: September 2026
Previous: $1.82 (August 2026)
What it is
The BLS average retail price of white pan bread, per pound, in U.S. cities, collected every month.
Why it matters
Bread prices reflect wheat, energy, packaging and labour costs. Because bread is bought weekly by most households, the average is a simple way to track everyday food costs.
Recent history
| Date | Average price per pound |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | $1.83 |
| August 2026 | $1.82 |
| July 2026 | $1.82 |
| June 2026 | $1.81 |
| May 2026 | $1.83 |
| April 2026 | $1.87 |
| March 2026 | $1.81 |
| February 2026 | $1.85 |
| January 2026 | $1.84 |
| December 2025 | $1.83 |
| November 2025 | $1.79 |
| September 2025 | $1.87 |
| August 2025 | $1.84 |
| July 2025 | $1.85 |
| June 2025 | $1.86 |
| May 2025 | $1.88 |
| April 2025 | $1.91 |
| March 2025 | $1.88 |
| February 2025 | $1.93 |
| January 2025 | $1.93 |
| December 2024 | $1.91 |
| November 2024 | $1.92 |
| October 2024 | $1.94 |
| September 2024 | $1.98 |
How to read
Latest: $1.83
Where it comes from
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data, Bread, white, pan, U.S. city average (series APU0000702111)
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Reading the average price of bread in the us (white bread per pound) figure
What the latest average price of bread in the us (white bread per pound) reading says
The most recent value on this page is $1.83, for September 2026. Against the previous reading of $1.82, that is +$0.01 — a move up. Monthly, about two weeks after the end of the month is how often U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data, Bread, white, pan, U.S. city average (series APU0000702111) publishes it, so a single reading is a snapshot and not a trend. The 24 observations in the table above, from September 2024 onwards, are what gives the figure context.
Where the average price of bread in the us (white bread per pound) figure sits in its own history
Across the 24 readings loaded here, the series moved between $1.79 and $1.98. The latest value sits inside that range, so nothing in this window is exceptional. A window this short cannot show a cycle. It shows the direction of travel and the size of the usual swing, which is enough to tell a normal move from an unusual one, and no more than that.
Who sets the average price of bread in the us (white bread per pound) and who it affects in United States
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data, Bread, white, pan, U.S. city average (series APU0000702111) publishes the average price of bread in the us (white bread per pound) series, and the page links the exact dataset and its licence below. Nothing here is a second-hand copy: the figure above is read from that source and shown with the date the source gave it. People reach this page searching for "average price of bread", and the honest answer is the published figure plus its date. A national figure is an average: your own rate, bill or salary in United States will sit above or below it.
Glossary
National average
A figure averaged over a whole country, and therefore not a quote for you. Your own mortgage rate, salary or grocery bill depends on your region, your lender or your shop and will sit above or below the average.
Basis point
One hundredth of a percentage point. Central banks and markets talk in basis points because "a 0.25 point cut" and "a 25 basis point cut" are the same thing, and the second wording leaves no room for doubt.
Real rate
An interest rate after inflation is taken out, roughly the quoted rate minus the inflation rate. A savings account paying less than inflation has a negative real rate, which means the money loses purchasing power.
Revision
A later correction of a published figure, as the statistics office receives more complete data. Values marked provisional or estimated are the ones most likely to change, which is why the page keeps the source flag.
Year-on-year inflation
The change in a price index against the same month a year earlier. It can fall while prices are still rising, because it measures the speed of the increase, not the level of prices.
Yield
The annual return an investor earns by lending money through a bond, expressed as a percentage of its price. Price and yield move in opposite directions: when a bond gets cheaper, its yield rises.
Update frequency: Monthly, about two weeks after the end of the month
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