FRED has added 1,479 monthly series on the average prices of household fuel, motor fuel, and food items.The data come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and accompany the release of the CPI. However, unlike the CPI, average prices are estimates of the prices paid for specific goods in a given month, while the CPI tracks price changes. The data are also available in release tables.
Recent Posts
- Teaching about investment | Bring FRED into the Classroom | August 2026
- FRED Con: Navigating Trust, AI & Storytelling in a World of Data
- FRED Adds Data on Probability of Recessions
- FRED Adds Data About the Adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence
- FRED Adds Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS) Data