Bread, white US average price · per lb · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for bread, white (series APU0000702111), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$1.82
Aug 2026
Year over year
−1.0%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
+0.2%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$1.49
+22.3% since
Price history
Bread, white−1.0%
$1.82
2026-08-01
Monthly, Jan 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: −1.0%. Data: grocery_basket.json.