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Does Meat Cost More?

Yes.

The prices of Meat have gone up 2.1% since December, 2024. In the past 14 days, the average price of our sampled goods has gone up 1.2%.

Past Data

Past Elections

Up 1.32% in 6 months
Up 2.94% vs now
Up 0.07% in 6 months
Up 6.72% vs now
Down 2.98% in 6 months
Up 25.08% vs now

Past Years

Up 1.75% in 12 months
Up 2.44% vs now
Up 2.16% in 12 months
Up 4.33% vs now
Up 4.01% in 12 months
Up 6.86% vs now
Up 12.86% in 12 months
Up 10.6% vs now
Up 4.94% in 12 months
Up 24.96% vs now

About This Data

This data contains data from the price indexes and scraped prices from grocery stores.
These are the indexes used for long-term calculations:

  • Meats, poultry, and fish (CUSR0000SAF1121)
  • Beef and veal (CUSR0000SEFC)
  • Pork (CUSR0000SEFD)
  • Poultry (CUSR0000SEFF)
  • Fish and seafood (CUSR0000SEFG)

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