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Surf and turf: consumer prices for meat, poultry, and fish and seafood, January 2003-September 2013

November 06, 2013

Over the last decade, consumer prices for beef and veal have increased more rapidly than prices for pork, poultry, fish and seafood, and for any other meat-related item.  At its most recent peak in July 2013, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beef and veal reflected a price increase of over 67 percent since January 2003.

Consumer Price Indexes for meats, poultry, and fish and seafood, not seasonally adjusted, January 2003—September 2013 (Index: January 2003 = 100)
MonthMeatsPoultryFish and seafood
Beef and vealPorkOther meats

January 2003

100.000100.000100.000100.000100.000

February 2003

103.286101.252101.820101.088100.852

March 2003

104.526100.501101.381101.33099.468

April 2003

104.83699.812103.327101.69399.734

May 2003

104.340101.001102.072100.302100.958

June 2003

105.580103.442103.327101.391101.810

July 2003

106.510104.443104.143102.116100.905

August 2003

107.192104.506106.152102.177102.130

September 2003

108.803106.258105.085102.600101.704

October 2003

112.895106.446105.964104.293101.438

November 2003

121.265105.507108.349104.293102.503

December 2003

123.311104.819109.102105.441102.503

January 2004

120.397105.382108.161105.502103.355

February 2004

119.963104.944108.914105.260102.875

March 2004

117.855106.008108.286107.497101.491

April 2004

118.661104.631108.600107.678102.662

May 2004

120.893107.697108.098109.794103.248

June 2004

122.443109.950107.156110.399102.982

July 2004

122.939111.702108.161111.790104.153

August 2004

122.381112.203108.537112.938103.355

September 2004

122.071112.891108.788112.696103.887

October 2004

121.265112.140109.102112.999104.260

November 2004

121.947111.014109.918110.883104.633

December 2004

122.195109.762112.304110.822104.846

January 2005

122.257111.139110.986111.125106.177

February 2005

124.117111.577110.169110.036104.846

March 2005

124.985110.763110.609111.850104.473

April 2005

124.985111.952110.734111.306106.177

May 2005

126.906110.763110.734111.064105.751

June 2005

126.534111.890110.107111.790106.230

July 2005

123.931111.765111.676112.394106.337

August 2005

123.311111.452111.613112.999106.709

September 2005

122.691111.765111.927114.208106.709

October 2005

123.001111.202111.425112.757107.561

November 2005

123.435110.763113.497113.422108.679

December 2005

124.923109.637113.245111.125108.839

January 2006

125.728109.262112.241109.734109.851

February 2006

125.790109.637112.492109.674109.744

March 2006

126.472109.700112.053110.097109.265

April 2006

125.852109.825112.680109.129109.904

May 2006

124.737109.825112.367108.888110.809

June 2006

124.179110.826113.183110.278111.928

July 2006

123.311112.015112.680109.371111.129

August 2006

124.985112.641111.927111.125113.046

September 2006

124.675113.267114.375111.185113.791

October 2006

125.480113.016114.752110.580113.791

November 2006

126.348110.889116.761109.915112.780

December 2006

125.604110.388115.505110.339112.673

January 2007

125.957110.806117.431109.920114.293

February 2007

127.580110.218113.940110.770114.700

March 2007

129.405112.145115.969112.429114.438

April 2007

131.784110.626115.546114.167116.241

May 2007

131.952114.160115.920115.132117.514

June 2007

132.172116.122116.411117.563117.814

July 2007

131.220115.762114.740117.862116.763

August 2007

131.330114.986115.416118.136117.086

September 2007

132.633114.110114.439119.141116.947

October 2007

131.734114.631116.751118.261118.277

November 2007

132.490113.074118.157117.669117.825

December 2007

131.933111.901117.539117.290118.015

January 2008

131.910112.747117.561119.061119.025

February 2008

132.598111.121117.599118.382119.106

March 2008

133.432110.244118.046118.532118.317

April 2008

131.917112.989118.453119.378121.434

May 2008

133.867113.462116.240120.358122.514

June 2008

136.100115.464115.606120.812123.764

July 2008

137.236117.389117.578122.015124.386

August 2008

140.492118.842118.751123.062126.097

September 2008

140.760120.576122.169123.982126.880

October 2008

142.201120.123124.525123.603127.760

November 2008

140.428118.934124.809124.305126.791

December 2008

140.123117.596124.354124.076127.135

January 2009

138.269117.180125.565123.884128.373

February 2009

139.372115.974125.338123.657127.591

March 2009

137.400115.927124.375124.044127.327

April 2009

136.759113.877123.308125.126127.806

May 2009

136.064114.763119.926124.085129.033

June 2009

135.637114.604120.441125.130129.584

July 2009

132.464114.713120.148122.834129.900

August 2009

133.921113.583121.324123.958128.872

September 2009

133.435112.733121.449122.740128.083

October 2009

132.723111.220123.222121.946126.136

November 2009

134.250109.002121.772122.021127.308

December 2009

133.556108.372121.312122.224127.088

January 2010

132.157111.304122.110121.478128.964

February 2010

133.372113.401119.317122.178126.667

March 2010

134.746113.581120.454121.919125.840

April 2010

138.486114.112120.749122.888128.103

May 2010

140.141117.466119.524122.443128.558

June 2010

141.661119.729121.355123.337129.909

July 2010

141.401121.644121.543124.015130.579

August 2010

140.554122.205122.510123.150129.511

September 2010

141.019124.042123.063124.409130.176

October 2010

142.366125.419124.673125.741130.767

November 2010

142.604123.068125.967124.569132.661

December 2010

141.756120.493126.056123.765132.441

January 2011

144.958122.346126.363124.064133.722

February 2011

147.727123.519126.756124.660134.619

March 2011

151.172126.339127.088124.615135.488

April 2011

152.932125.979129.886125.722136.579

May 2011

154.493129.215129.290126.704139.599

June 2011

153.336129.901128.830127.083140.572

July 2011

154.598130.546130.293127.394140.856

August 2011

155.224131.426131.913127.293140.243

September 2011

155.263133.368130.977128.128140.739

October 2011

156.061132.806132.507129.247140.096

November 2011

156.612131.603133.217128.366140.512

December 2011

157.998130.283134.536129.694141.471

January 2012

159.794130.053133.197130.458142.010

February 2012

160.131129.679133.335130.984139.989

March 2012

161.433130.605134.280132.774140.773

April 2012

161.889129.820133.053133.423142.739

May 2012

162.895128.788132.098131.592142.197

June 2012

163.885128.671131.820133.568142.837

July 2012

164.853129.190130.767135.172143.120

August 2012

164.191131.210131.693134.475142.130

September 2012

163.683129.756130.878134.332142.544

October 2012

164.569129.994132.101136.316142.049

November 2012

164.686127.824132.319136.027142.099

December 2012

165.252125.942132.872137.027141.360

January 2013

164.980126.730131.576137.813142.530

February 2013

165.636127.753133.121137.535140.715

March 2013

165.748128.579132.213137.996141.680

April 2013

164.883127.768132.778138.964145.950

May 2013

165.640128.506131.102138.901144.614

June 2013

166.233129.421131.729140.868145.081

July 2013

167.071131.638130.398139.943145.632

August 2013

166.886133.444131.569141.872146.407

September 2013

166.394133.948132.804142.310147.603

 

Prices for both poultry and fish and seafood reached their most recent peak in September 2013.  The CPI for fish and seafood was 48 percent higher in September 2013 than in January 2003.  By comparison, the CPI for poultry increased 42 percent over that same period.

Pork prices reached their most recent peak in September 2013—representing a 34 percent increase since January 2003.  Prices for pork experienced a steady decline from September 2011 to December 2012.  As of September 2013, prices have returned to the peak of September 2011.

These data are from the BLS Consumer Price Index program and are not seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "Consumer Price Index — September 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑13‑2076.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Surf and turf: consumer prices for meat, poultry, and fish and seafood, January 2003-September 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20131106.htm (visited March 28, 2024).

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