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Average price per pound of white pan bread.
per lb
Jan 2024 · Aug 2021
Bread (White Loaf) has increased 2.4% over the past 12 months, currently at $1.92 per lb (up 2.8% month-over-month). Its all-time high in this dataset was $2.03 per lb in January 2024.
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How bread (white loaf) fits into a standard Family of 4 monthly basket in the United States.
Per household, per month
At today's price
Out of $1,088 total / month
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The most recent national average price of bread (white loaf) tracked by Basket Index is $1.92 per lb. This figure is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and updated monthly.
Over the past 12 months, the price of bread (white loaf) is 2.4% more than it was a year ago, and it moved 2.8% up from the previous month.
In the time period Basket Index tracks, the historical high was $2.03 per lb in January 2024, and the historical low was $1.47 per lb in August 2021.
A standard Family of 4 spends roughly $15 per month on bread (white loaf) — about 1.4% of their tracked household basket.
Bread (white loaf) price data comes directly from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. We publish the source series ID on the Methodology page so every figure can be reproduced from the original government dataset.
A scheduled job pulls the latest observation from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics once per day. Monthly observations are published with a short publication lag from the source. See /item/bread for the most recent figure.