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Coffee, ground roast, per lb

The price of coffee

A pound of coffee cost $3.21 in January 1980 and $9.33 in September 2026.

In Sep 2026 dollars it cost $13.89 in January 1980, so it is 33% cheaper now after inflation. The record is $9.72, in April 2026; the low was $2.35, in January 1993.

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Jan 1980$3.21Sep 2026$9.33
$13.89

The Jan 1980 price in Sep 2026 dollars: what it cost then, in today’s money.

In one year
up 2.1%From $9.14 in Sep 2025
In ten years
up 113.4%From $4.37 in Sep 2016
Record high
$9.72April 2026
Record low
$2.35January 1993

Coffee, per lb, every month since Jan 1980

Price at the timeIn Sep 2026 dollars
Coffee, ground roast: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from $3.21 in January 1980 to $9.33 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $13.89 to $9.33. Record high $9.72 in April 2026.$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00$12.00$14.00198020002020$9.33Coffee, ground roast: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from $3.21 in January 1980 to $9.33 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $13.89 to $9.33. Record high $9.72 in April 2026.$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00$12.00$14.0019801990200020102020$9.33Coffee, ground roast: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line over the yellow area is the price at the time, from $3.21 in January 1980 to $9.33 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $13.89 to $9.33. Record high $9.72 in April 2026.$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00$12.00$14.001980198519901995200020052010201520202025$9.33

Solid line, yellow area: the average price in each month, in the dollars of that month. Dashed blue line: the same price restated in Sep 2026 dollars using the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U). Where the dashed line falls, the item got cheaper compared with everything else. Months with no published price are left as gaps when they are long, and bridged when they are a single month. Hover, tap or use the arrow keys to read any month.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price series APU0000717311 (U.S. city average); CPI-U CUUR0000SA0.

A January in every decade

“Now vs then” is the plain change on the shelf. “After inflation” compares the old price in Sep 2026 dollars with today’s: negative means it takes less of today’s money than it did.

Coffee, ground roast: January prices in past decades compared with September 2026
MonthPrice thenIn today’s $Now vs thenAfter inflation
Jan 1980$3.21$13.89up 190.9%down 32.8%
Jan 1990$2.92$7.71up 219.9%up 21.0%
Jan 2000$3.54$7.07up 163.6%up 32.1%
Jan 2010$3.81$5.93up 144.9%up 57.5%
Jan 2020$4.17$5.45up 123.6%up 71.2%

Year by year

Averages of the monthly prices in each calendar year, newest first. Years with fewer than nine published months are left out; partial years are marked.

Coffee, ground roast: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
20269 of 12 months$9.45up 15.5%$9.30 Aug$9.72 Apr
202511 of 12 months$8.18up 29.4%$7.02 Jan$9.26 Nov
2024$6.32up 2.7%$5.96 Mar$6.87 Nov
2023$6.16up 4.5%$6.04 Apr$6.36 Jan
2022$5.89up 25.2%$5.13 Jan$6.46 Dec
2021$4.70up 6.1%$4.56 Jul$4.96 Dec
2020$4.43—$4.17 Jan$4.54 Jul
2017$4.45up 1.4%$4.29 Dec$4.65 Mar
2016$4.39down 6.9%$4.28 Dec$4.50 Jan
2015$4.72down 5.4%$4.41 Nov$4.99 Apr
Every year back to 1980
Coffee, ground roast: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
2014$4.99down 8.5%$4.59 Dec$5.21 Sep
2013$5.45down 3.9%$4.95 Dec$6.01 Mar
2012$5.68up 9.3%$5.38 Feb$6.07 Nov
2011$5.19up 32.9%$4.22 Feb$5.77 Aug
2010$3.91—$3.56 Mar$4.47 Nov
200710 of 12 months$3.47up 8.3%$3.29 Jan$3.69 Dec
2006$3.20down 1.8%$3.11 Dec$3.35 May
2005$3.26up 14.5%$2.94 Feb$3.48 Aug
2004$2.85down 2.3%$2.75 Jun$2.93 Mar
2003$2.92down 0.3%$2.78 Nov$3.01 Apr
2002$2.92down 5.5%$2.84 Dec$3.01 May
2001$3.09down 10.4%$2.91 Dec$3.22 Jan
2000$3.45up 0.7%$3.21 Dec$3.68 Feb
1999$3.43down 9.0%$3.34 Nov$3.50 May
1998$3.77down 8.4%$3.45 Dec$4.03 Mar
1997$4.11up 19.8%$3.30 Jan$4.67 Aug
1996$3.43down 15.0%$3.28 Nov$3.59 Feb
1995$4.04up 18.7%$3.75 Dec$4.40 Jan
1994$3.40up 37.6%$2.52 Mar$4.48 Nov
1993$2.47down 4.1%$2.35 Jan$2.55 Jul
1992$2.58down 8.2%$2.36 Dec$2.69 Feb
1991$2.81down 5.3%$2.63 Dec$2.97 Feb
1990$2.97down 3.5%$2.88 Apr$3.05 Jul
1989$3.07up 11.0%$2.90 Nov$3.23 Jul
1988$2.77down 0.6%$2.63 Mar$2.92 Dec
1987$2.79down 18.9%$2.55 Dec$3.19 Jan
1986$3.43up 33.0%$2.74 Jan$3.74 Mar
1985$2.58up 0.1%$2.50 Dec$2.62 Mar
1984$2.58up 4.6%$2.50 Jan$2.62 Sep
1983$2.47down 2.3%$2.43 Oct$2.53 Jan
1982$2.52down 0.1%$2.48 Jan$2.58 Apr
1981$2.53down 19.6%$2.41 Nov$2.78 Jan
1980$3.14—$2.82 Dec$3.26 Feb

About this number

  • What this number is. The average price BLS records for “Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)” across U.S. cities, collected for the Consumer Price Index. It is an average across many stores and brands, not a price at any one store.
  • No price for October 2025. BLS did not publish one: data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
  • 40 other months without a price between Sep 2007 and Sep 2019. BLS publishes an average only when it has enough price quotes; the yearly table skips thin years.
  • Today’s dollars. Prices are restated in Sep 2026 dollars by multiplying by CPI-U for Sep 2026 (336.94) and dividing by CPI-U for the month in question.

Sources

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