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Does Eating Out Cost More?

Yes.

The prices of Eating Out have gone up 1.6% since June, 2024.
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Past Data

Past Elections

Up 1.75% in 6 months
Up 0.3% vs now
Up 5.01% in 6 months
Up 9.46% vs now
Up 2.24% in 6 months
Up 25.61% vs now

Past Years

Up 5.24% in 12 months
Up 3.62% vs now
Up 8.25% in 12 months
Up 9.05% vs now
Up 6.01% in 12 months
Up 18.05% vs now
Up 3.92% in 12 months
Up 25.14% vs now

About This Data

This data is taken from the following price indexes:

  • Food away from home (CUSR0000SEFV)

Data is generally available monthly, and the numbers indicate the relative price of the commodity.
Higher numbers indicate it is more expensive, lower numbers indicate it's less expensive.

There's more information about how data is collected and calculated on our methodology page.