Cheese inflation
Cheese prices since 2000
Up 59%
An average of 1.78% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 cheese costs $158.71 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
-3.8%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1978
How much cheese prices have risen
| Since | Cheese | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +191% | +307% | $291.29 |
| 1990 | +97% | +156% | $196.93 |
| 2000 | +59% | +95% | $158.71 |
| 2010 | +26% | +54% | $126.13 |
| 2020 | +7% | +29% | $107.35 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1978
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 266.1 | 1.0% | $0.97 |
| 2024 | 263.5 | -1.7% | $0.98 |
| 2023 | 268.0 | 2.0% | $0.96 |
| 2022 | 262.6 | 8.9% | $0.98 |
| 2021 | 241.1 | 0.2% | $1.07 |
| 2020 | 240.7 | 5.3% | $1.07 |
| 2019 | 228.7 | -0.3% | $1.13 |
| 2018 | 229.2 | 0.3% | $1.13 |
| 2017 | 228.5 | 0.2% | $1.13 |
| 2016 | 228.0 | -2.4% | $1.13 |
| 2015 | 233.6 | -0.2% | $1.11 |
| 2014 | 234.1 | 5.5% | $1.10 |
| 2013 | 221.9 | -0.2% | $1.16 |
| 2012 | 222.4 | 2.2% | $1.16 |
| 2011 | 217.5 | 6.2% | $1.19 |
| 2010 | 204.8 | 0.7% | $1.26 |
| 2009 | 203.5 | -5.2% | $1.27 |
| 2008 | 214.5 | 12.1% | $1.20 |
| 2007 | 191.5 | 5.9% | $1.35 |
| 2006 | 180.8 | -1.4% | $1.43 |
| 2005 | 183.3 | 1.4% | $1.41 |
| 2004 | 180.8 | 6.7% | $1.43 |
| 2003 | 169.4 | -0.4% | $1.53 |
| 2002 | 170.0 | 1.4% | $1.52 |
| 2001 | 167.6 | 2.9% | $1.54 |
| 2000 | 162.8 | 0.1% | $1.59 |
| 1999 | 162.6 | 6.8% | $1.59 |
| 1998 | 152.3 | 3.1% | $1.70 |
| 1997 | 147.7 | 2.1% | $1.75 |
| 1996 | 144.7 | 4.9% | $1.79 |
| 1995 | 137.9 | 1.1% | $1.87 |
| 1994 | 136.4 | 0.8% | $1.89 |
| 1993 | 135.3 | -0.1% | $1.91 |
| 1992 | 135.5 | 2.0% | $1.91 |
| 1991 | 132.8 | 1.2% | $1.95 |
| 1990 | 131.2 | 11.6% | $1.97 |
| 1989 | 117.6 | 7.7% | $2.20 |
| 1988 | 109.2 | 3.1% | $2.37 |
| 1987 | 105.9 | 2.3% | $2.44 |
| 1986 | 103.5 | 0.3% | $2.50 |
| 1985 | 103.2 | 1.9% | $2.50 |
| 1984 | 101.3 | 1.1% | $2.55 |
| 1983 | 100.2 | 1.7% | $2.58 |
| 1982 | 98.5 | 2.5% | $2.62 |
| 1981 | 96.1 | 8.3% | $2.69 |
| 1980 | 88.7 | 10.0% | $2.91 |
| 1979 | 80.6 | 12.3% | $3.21 |
| 1978 | 71.8 | $3.60 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEFJ02, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have cheese prices gone up since 2000?
- Cheese prices rose 59% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for cheese right now?
- Cheese prices were 3.8% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of cheese in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $158.71.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for cheese (series CUUR0000SEFJ02), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.