Cheddar cheese US average price · per lb · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for cheddar cheese (series APU0000710212), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$5.98
Aug 2026
Year over year
−2.3%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
+4.2%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$5.39
+11.0% since
Price history
Cheddar cheese−2.3%
$5.98
2026-08-01
Monthly, Jan 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: −2.3%. Data: grocery_basket.json.