Food price inflation in the US picked up to 3.2% in August 2025, the steepest since October 2023, from 2.9% in July, driven by an acceleration in food-at-home prices (2.7% vs 2.2% in July). Meanwhile, food-away-from-home inflation stood at 3.9%. On a monthly basis, food prices rose by 0.5% in August, after being flat in the previous month.