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U.S. city average · September 2026

Bacon, sliced: $6.76 per lb. Up 23% in ten years.

In Sep 2026 dollars it cost $6.29 in January 1980, so it is 7% more expensive now after inflation. The record is $7.61, in October 2022; the low was $1.27, in May 1980.

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Monthly since Jan 1980 · 560 months · Source: BLS · Released Oct 14, 2026

Latest · Sep 2026

$6.76

per lb

In one year

−7.3%

From $7.29

In ten years

+23.3%

From $5.48

Record high

$7.61

October 2022

Bacon, sliced, per lb, monthlyPrice at the timeIn Sep 2026 dollars
Bacon, sliced: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line is the price at the time, from $1.45 in January 1980 to $6.76 in September 2026. The dashed line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $6.29 to $6.76. Record high $7.61 in October 2022.$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00198020002020$7.61 · 2022$1.27 · 1980$6.76Bacon, sliced: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line is the price at the time, from $1.45 in January 1980 to $6.76 in September 2026. The dashed line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $6.29 to $6.76. Record high $7.61 in October 2022.$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.0019801990200020102020High $7.61 · 2022Low $1.27 · 1980$6.76Bacon, sliced: monthly U.S. average price, Jan 1980 to Sep 2026Two lines. The solid line is the price at the time, from $1.45 in January 1980 to $6.76 in September 2026. The dashed line is the same price in Sep 2026 dollars, from $6.29 to $6.76. Record high $7.61 in October 2022.$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.001980198519901995200020052010201520202025High $7.61 · 2022Low $1.27 · 1980$6.76

Solid: the average price in each month, in the dollars of that month. Dashed: 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 relative to everything else. Months with no published price are bridged with a straight line.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price series APU0000704111 (U.S. city average) · CPI-U CUUR0000SA0

Then and now

A January in every decade, against September 2026.

“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 costs less of a typical paycheck’s buying power than it did.

MonthPrice thenToday’s $Now vs thenAfter inflation
Jan 1980$1.45$6.29+365.0%+7.4%
Jan 1990$1.97$5.20+243.6%+29.9%
Jan 2000$2.75$5.49+145.7%+23.1%
Jan 2010$3.63$5.64+86.1%+19.7%
Jan 2020$5.50$7.19+22.7%−6.0%

Year by year · 47 years

Yearly averages, newest first.

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

YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
20269 of 12 months$6.75−3.9%$6.56 Jun$6.98 Jan
202511 of 12 months$7.02+3.6%$6.76 Dec$7.29 Sep
2024$6.78+1.8%$6.56 Feb$6.96 Sep
2023$6.65−8.9%$6.22 Jun$7.22 Oct
2022$7.31+10.1%$6.96 Dec$7.61 Oct
2021$6.64+18.9%$5.78 Feb$7.32 Oct
2020$5.58−0.5%$5.26 Mar$5.83 Dec
2019$5.61+2.7%$5.47 Dec$5.88 Jun
2018$5.47−5.2%$5.25 Jun$5.65 Jan
2017$5.77+6.4%$5.18 Jan$6.37 Sep
Every year back to 1980
YearAveragevs year beforeLowest monthHighest month
2016$5.42−0.6%$5.10 Dec$5.66 Jan
2015$5.45−5.6%$4.94 May$5.90 Oct
2014$5.78+9.3%$5.46 Feb$6.11 Jun
2013$5.29+16.0%$4.72 Jan$5.71 Oct
2012$4.56−1.6%$4.33 Jun$4.69 Sep
2011$4.63+12.7%$4.25 Jan$4.84 Jun
2010$4.11+13.8%$3.63 Jan$4.77 Oct
2009$3.61−1.4%$3.50 Nov$3.73 Jan
2008$3.66+0.1%$3.55 Apr$3.84 Aug
2007$3.66+6.2%$3.46 Mar$3.88 Oct
2006$3.44+1.5%$3.31 May$3.61 Oct
2005$3.39+0.5%$3.26 Nov$3.56 May
2004$3.38+5.6%$3.13 Mar$3.62 Aug
2003$3.20−1.2%$3.09 May$3.29 Apr
2002$3.24−0.6%$3.15 Sep$3.32 Feb
2001$3.25+7.4%$2.99 Jan$3.49 Sep
2000$3.03+18.9%$2.75 Jan$3.21 Sep
1999$2.55+0.2%$2.44 Apr$2.75 Dec
1998$2.54−5.2%$2.44 May$2.64 Jan
1997$2.68+8.4%$2.61 Dec$2.75 Aug
1996$2.47+24.5%$2.14 Jan$2.81 Sep
1995$1.99−0.2%$1.89 Apr$2.17 Dec
1994$1.99+3.0%$1.89 Dec$2.06 Apr
1993$1.93+0.8%$1.80 Mar$2.02 Dec
1992$1.92−13.7%$1.85 Nov$1.96 Jan
1991$2.22+4.5%$1.99 Dec$2.32 Mar
1990$2.12+20.3%$1.97 Jan$2.28 Dec
1989$1.77−6.2%$1.68 May$1.96 Dec
1988$1.88−12.1%$1.79 Dec$1.95 Jan
1987$2.14+2.9%$2.02 Dec$2.28 Aug
1986$2.08+7.3%$1.87 May$2.37 Sep
1985$1.94+4.4%$1.89 Jun$1.97 Feb
1984$1.86−4.4%$1.80 Apr$1.90 Aug
1983$1.94−5.4%$1.76 Dec$2.15 Feb
1982$2.05+23.3%$1.75 Jan$2.36 Sep
1981$1.67+13.7%$1.53 Apr$1.78 Oct
1980$1.46—$1.27 May$1.71 Dec

About this number

  • What this number is. The average price BLS records for “Bacon, sliced, 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

  1. BLS series APU0000704111: Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · U.S. city average, monthly
  2. Average price data: what it is and how it is collectedU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  3. Average price data filesdownload.bls.gov · files updated Oct 14, 2026
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