Bacon prices, September 2026
Bacon, sliced, per lb. U.S. city average, Bureau of Labor Statistics series APU0000704111.
Bacon is less expensive than a year ago.
Over five years the change is −6.4%, or −23.8% in today's dollars.
1 monthup +2.3%
1 yeardown −7.3%
5 yearsdown −6.4%
$6.76Latest national average, September 2026, per lb
Previous month$6.61
1 year ago, Sep 2025$7.29
5 years ago, Sep 2021$7.22
Data table
| Month | Price | In today's dollars | Change from a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $6.76 | $6.76 | −7.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $6.61 | $6.64 | −8.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $6.58 | $6.64 | −7.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $6.56 | $6.62 | −7.6% |
| May 2026 | $6.71 | $6.75 | −3.9% |
| Apr 2026 | $6.83 | $6.91 | −2.6% |
| Mar 2026 | $6.80 | $6.94 | −2.5% |
| Feb 2026 | $6.90 | $7.12 | +1.6% |
| Jan 2026 | $6.98 | $7.23 | −0.9% |
| Dec 2025 | $6.76 | $7.03 | −2.2% |
| Nov 2025 | $6.93 | $7.20 | +1.2% |
| Sep 2025 | $7.29 | $7.56 | +4.8% |
| Aug 2025 | $7.21 | $7.50 | +6.2% |
| Jul 2025 | $7.12 | $7.42 | +3.4% |
| Jun 2025 | $7.10 | $7.41 | +4.0% |
| May 2025 | $6.99 | $7.32 | +2.4% |
| Apr 2025 | $7.01 | $7.36 | +5.6% |
| Mar 2025 | $6.98 | $7.35 | +5.6% |
| Feb 2025 | $6.80 | $7.18 | +3.6% |
| Jan 2025 | $7.04 | $7.47 | +6.5% |
| Dec 2024 | $6.92 | $7.38 | +2.1% |
| Nov 2024 | $6.84 | $7.31 | −0.8% |
| Oct 2024 | $6.87 | $7.33 | −4.9% |
| Sep 2024 | $6.96 | $7.43 | −1.8% |
| Aug 2024 | $6.79 | $7.26 | +4.4% |
| Jul 2024 | $6.88 | $7.37 | +10.4% |
| Jun 2024 | $6.83 | $7.32 | +9.7% |
| May 2024 | $6.82 | $7.31 | +7.6% |
| Apr 2024 | $6.64 | $7.13 | +1.3% |
| Mar 2024 | $6.61 | $7.13 | −0.1% |
| Feb 2024 | $6.56 | $7.12 | −0.5% |
| Jan 2024 | $6.61 | $7.23 | −2.8% |
| Dec 2023 | $6.77 | $7.44 | −2.6% |
| Nov 2023 | $6.90 | $7.57 | −4.7% |
| Oct 2023 | $7.22 | $7.91 | −5.1% |
| Sep 2023 | $7.08 | $7.75 | −4.1% |
| Aug 2023 | $6.50 | $7.13 | −11.8% |
| Jul 2023 | $6.24 | $6.87 | −15.9% |
| Jun 2023 | $6.22 | $6.87 | −15.9% |
| May 2023 | $6.34 | $7.02 | −13.9% |
| Apr 2023 | $6.55 | $7.27 | −11.8% |
| Mar 2023 | $6.61 | $7.38 | −8.2% |
| Feb 2023 | $6.59 | $7.39 | −7.1% |
| Jan 2023 | $6.81 | $7.67 | −5.7% |
| Dec 2022 | $6.96 | $7.90 | −3.5% |
| Nov 2022 | $7.24 | $8.20 | −0.3% |
| Oct 2022 | $7.61 | $8.60 | +4.0% |
| Sep 2022 | $7.38 | $8.38 | +2.3% |
| Aug 2022 | $7.37 | $8.39 | +3.9% |
| Jul 2022 | $7.42 | $8.43 | +8.1% |
| Jun 2022 | $7.40 | $8.42 | +11.0% |
| May 2022 | $7.36 | $8.49 | +16.0% |
| Apr 2022 | $7.42 | $8.65 | +19.4% |
| Mar 2022 | $7.20 | $8.44 | +23.1% |
| Feb 2022 | $7.10 | $8.43 | +22.8% |
| Jan 2022 | $7.22 | $8.65 | +23.9% |
| Dec 2021 | $7.21 | $8.71 | +23.7% |
| Nov 2021 | $7.26 | $8.81 | +26.3% |
| Oct 2021 | $7.32 | $8.91 | +27.9% |
| Sep 2021 | $7.22 | $8.87 | +28.5% |
| Aug 2021 | $7.10 | $8.74 | +27.6% |
| Jul 2021 | $6.86 | $8.46 | +18.7% |
| Jun 2021 | $6.67 | $8.27 | +15.6% |
| May 2021 | $6.35 | $7.94 | +18.7% |
| Apr 2021 | $6.21 | $7.84 | +16.3% |
| Mar 2021 | $5.85 | $7.44 | +11.3% |
| Feb 2021 | $5.78 | $7.40 | +5.1% |
| Jan 2021 | $5.83 | $7.51 | +5.9% |
| Dec 2020 | $5.83 | $7.54 | +6.5% |
| Nov 2020 | $5.75 | $7.45 | +4.5% |
| Oct 2020 | $5.72 | $7.40 | +1.2% |
| Sep 2020 | $5.62 | $7.27 | +0.9% |
| Aug 2020 | $5.56 | $7.21 | −0.3% |
| Jul 2020 | $5.78 | $7.51 | +1.3% |
| Jun 2020 | $5.77 | $7.54 | −1.8% |
| May 2020 | $5.35 | $7.03 | −8.0% |
| Apr 2020 | $5.35 | $7.03 | −3.7% |
| Mar 2020 | $5.26 | $6.86 | −6.3% |
| Feb 2020 | $5.50 | $7.16 | −0.1% |
| Jan 2020 | $5.50 | $7.19 | −0.2% |
| Dec 2019 | $5.47 | $7.18 | −0.8% |
| Nov 2019 | $5.50 | $7.21 | — |
| Oct 2019 | $5.65 | $7.40 | — |
| Sep 2019 | $5.57 | $7.31 | — |
| Aug 2019 | $5.58 | $7.32 | — |
| Jul 2019 | $5.70 | $7.49 | — |
| Jun 2019 | $5.88 | $7.73 | — |
| May 2019 | $5.81 | $7.65 | — |
| Apr 2019 | $5.55 | $7.32 | — |
| Mar 2019 | $5.61 | $7.43 | — |
| Feb 2019 | $5.50 | $7.33 | — |
| Jan 2019 | $5.52 | $7.39 | — |
Highs, lows and the long view
Where September 2026 sits against the five-year record.
| Record high | $7.61 | Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Record low | $6.22 | Jun 2023 |
| Five-year average | $6.93 | |
| In today's dollars | $8.91 / $6.62 / $7.57 | high / low / average |
Against the basket
Bacon compared with the 40-item average and with meat & eggs, all set to 100 at Sep 2021.
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See this change next to every item you actually buy. Source: BLS series APU0000704111.
