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Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb

The price of cookies

A pound of cookies cost $1.49 in January 1980 and $5.15 in September 2026.

In Sep 2026 dollars it cost $6.46 in January 1980, so it is 20% cheaper now after inflation. The record is $5.35, in January 2026; the low was $1.49, in January 1980.

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Jan 1980$1.49Sep 2026$5.15
$6.46

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

In one year
unchanged 0.0%From $5.15 in Sep 2025
In ten years
up 56.1%From $3.30 in Sep 2016
Record high
$5.35January 2026
Record low
$1.49January 1980

Cookies, per lb, every month since Jan 1980

Price at the timeIn Sep 2026 dollars
Cookies, chocolate chip: 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 $1.49 in January 1980 to $5.15 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $6.46 to $5.15. Record high $5.35 in January 2026.$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00198020002020$5.35, 2026$5.15Cookies, chocolate chip: 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 $1.49 in January 1980 to $5.15 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $6.46 to $5.15. Record high $5.35 in January 2026.$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.00$7.00$8.0019801990200020102020Record $5.35, 2026$5.15Cookies, chocolate chip: 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 $1.49 in January 1980 to $5.15 in September 2026. The dashed blue line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $6.46 to $5.15. Record high $5.35 in January 2026.$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.00$7.00$8.001980198519901995200020052010201520202025Record $5.35, 2026$5.15

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 APU0000702421 (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.

Cookies, chocolate chip: January prices in past decades compared with September 2026
MonthPrice thenIn today’s $Now vs thenAfter inflation
Jan 1980$1.49$6.46up 245.5%down 20.2%
Jan 1990$2.51$6.63up 105.6%down 22.3%
Jan 2000$2.61$5.20up 97.6%down 1.0%
Jan 2010$3.28$5.10up 57.1%up 1.0%
Jan 2020$3.52$4.60up 46.2%up 11.9%

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.

Cookies, chocolate chip: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
20269 of 12 months$5.18up 2.6%$4.96 Jun$5.35 Jan
202511 of 12 months$5.05up 0.1%$4.66 Feb$5.33 Nov
2024$5.04down 1.5%$4.77 Dec$5.25 Feb
2023$5.12up 12.4%$5.04 Nov$5.23 Mar
2022$4.56up 15.2%$4.15 Mar$4.97 Dec
2021$3.96up 6.9%$3.67 Jan$4.09 Dec
2020$3.70up 5.9%$3.52 Jan$3.85 Oct
2019$3.49down 0.2%$3.31 Mar$3.60 Nov
2018$3.50up 0.2%$3.33 Apr$3.73 Feb
2017$3.49up 4.3%$3.35 Mar$3.64 Nov
Every year back to 1980
Cookies, chocolate chip: yearly average price
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
2016$3.35down 0.2%$3.22 Jul$3.47 Oct
2015$3.35down 1.7%$3.21 May$3.49 Mar
2014$3.41down 6.2%$3.28 Jan$3.64 Nov
2013$3.64up 0.4%$3.43 May$3.78 Nov
2012$3.62up 8.2%$3.35 Sep$3.84 Apr
2011$3.35up 3.0%$3.12 Feb$3.68 Dec
2010$3.25up 2.5%$3.13 Mar$3.44 Dec
2009$3.17up 10.0%$3.04 Feb$3.41 Dec
2008$2.88up 6.6%$2.64 Jan$3.11 Nov
2007$2.70down 6.2%$2.65 Feb$2.87 Jan
2006$2.88up 8.0%$2.61 Apr$3.09 Aug
2005$2.67up 0.9%$2.54 May$2.83 Dec
2004$2.65down 6.0%$2.57 Aug$2.75 Jan
2003$2.81up 8.5%$2.67 Feb$2.95 Oct
2002$2.59up 6.3%$2.49 Jan$2.77 Nov
2001$2.44down 5.8%$2.37 Jul$2.52 Nov
2000$2.59down 0.3%$2.52 Apr$2.69 Oct
1999$2.60up 2.2%$2.54 Jun$2.67 Dec
1998$2.54down 2.8%$2.50 Mar$2.61 Feb
1997$2.61up 1.4%$2.54 Sep$2.67 Nov
1996$2.58up 4.4%$2.46 Aug$2.75 Apr
1995$2.47down 3.0%$2.32 Jan$2.58 Dec
1994$2.54up 3.4%$2.38 Jan$2.70 Jul
1993$2.46down 11.3%$2.33 Oct$2.58 Jul
1992$2.77up 2.9%$2.55 Dec$2.92 Mar
1991$2.69up 3.1%$2.54 Feb$2.81 Nov
1990$2.61up 9.8%$2.51 Jan$2.68 Aug
1989$2.38up 12.2%$2.20 Jan$2.56 Dec
1988$2.12up 6.2%$2.06 Jan$2.21 Dec
1987$2.00up 0.4%$1.93 Jan$2.06 Nov
1986$1.99up 2.6%$1.94 Jan$2.03 Jun
1985$1.94up 3.5%$1.91 Feb$1.97 Dec
1984$1.87up 3.1%$1.83 Mar$1.93 Dec
1983$1.82up 2.6%$1.72 Oct$1.87 Apr
1982$1.77up 2.6%$1.73 Mar$1.82 Nov
1981$1.73up 9.4%$1.67 May$1.77 Oct
1980$1.58—$1.49 Jan$1.70 Dec

About this number

  • What this number is. The average price BLS records for “Cookies, chocolate chip, 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.
  • 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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