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Family of 4 Cost Report | Basket Index™

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Data through Jul 2026

Family of 4 Cost Report

Monthly basket cost for a US family of 4, base Jan 2020

Basket Index™ time series for a Family of 4 in United States.

BLS · EIA · FREDData through Jul 2026Refreshed Sep 11Observed

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One line per series in this report.

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Family of 4 (US). Family of 4 (US): 100.00 in Jan 2020, 137.35 in Jul 2026 — up 37.3% over the period, peaking at 139.39 in May 2026.
Month	Family of 4 (US)
Jan 2020	100.00
Feb 2020	99.64
Mar 2020	98.95
Apr 2020	97.58
May 2020	98.01
Jun 2020	99.55
Jul 2020	99.87
Aug 2020	99.88
Sep 2020	99.91
Oct 2020	99.82
Nov 2020	99.84
Dec 2020	100.33
Jan 2021	101.03
Feb 2021	101.97
Mar 2021	103.56
Apr 2021	104.00
May 2021	104.82
Jun 2021	105.62
Jul 2021	106.15
Aug 2021	106.64
Sep 2021	107.21
Oct 2021	108.12
Nov 2021	109.02
Dec 2021	108.91
Jan 2022	109.69
Feb 2022	111.21
Mar 2022	115.12
Apr 2022	115.38
May 2022	117.72
Jun 2022	120.96
Jul 2022	120.15
Aug 2022	118.34
Sep 2022	117.70
Oct 2022	118.97
Nov 2022	118.95
Dec 2022	117.72
Jan 2023	119.30
Feb 2023	119.96
Mar 2023	120.16
Apr 2023	121.32
May 2023	121.43
Jun 2023	122.10
Jul 2023	122.49
Aug 2023	124.13
Sep 2023	124.65
Oct 2023	124.06
Nov 2023	123.26
Dec 2023	122.90
Jan 2024	123.08
Feb 2024	124.25
Mar 2024	125.66
Apr 2024	126.70
May 2024	127.01
Jun 2024	126.93
Jul 2024	127.57
Aug 2024	127.55
Sep 2024	127.38
Oct 2024	127.12
Nov 2024	127.15
Dec 2024	127.42
Jan 2025	128.36
Feb 2025	129.14
Mar 2025	129.60
Apr 2025	129.89
May 2025	129.92
Jun 2025	130.42
Jul 2025	130.50
Aug 2025	130.95
Sep 2025	131.22
Oct 2025	130.73
Nov 2025	130.81
Dec 2025	130.44
Jan 2026	130.46
Feb 2026	130.81
Mar 2026	134.33
Apr 2026	137.32
May 2026	139.39
Jun 2026	137.70
Jul 2026	137.35

Headline

Current Basket Index: 137.3 (base 100 = Jan 2020). 12-month change +5.25%. 1-month change -0.25%.

Methodology

Weighted basket cost divided by base-period cost × 100. Base period January 2020. See https://basketindex.org/methodology.

Data table

79 rows. Use the CSV download for the full machine-readable dataset.

Date	Series	Value
2020-01-01	Family of 4 (US)	100.000
2020-02-01	Family of 4 (US)	99.636
2020-03-01	Family of 4 (US)	98.947
2020-04-01	Family of 4 (US)	97.584
2020-05-01	Family of 4 (US)	98.014
2020-06-01	Family of 4 (US)	99.545

Cite as: “Basket Index™, data through Jul 2026, basketindex.org/reports/family-of-4-cost”