Groceries (CPI)
322
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1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
100
150
200
250
300
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
322
Groceries (CPI) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Groceries (CPI)
1978
77
1979
84
1980
93
1981
95
1982
98
1983
99
1984
103
1985
105
1986
109
1987
113
1988
119
1989
127
1990
134
1991
136
1992
138
1993
142
1994
147
1995
150
1996
158
1997
159
1998
163
1999
165
2000
170
2001
175
2002
176
2003
184
2004
189
2005
192
2006
194
2007
205
2008
219
2009
213
2010
217
2011
230
2012
233
2013
234
2014
242
2015
241
2016
236
2017
239
2018
240
2019
242
2020
251
2021
268
2022
299
2023
303
2024
308
2025
316
2026
322
Source: BLS · CUUR0000SAF11 · econscout.com