Pork chops prices, May 2026
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. U.S. city average, Bureau of Labor Statistics series APU0000704211.
Pork chops are more expensive than a year ago.
Over five years the change is +17.9%, or −5.3% in today's dollars.
The Bureau's latest figure for this item is for May 2026.
1 monthup +6.7%
1 yearup +8.9%
5 yearsup +17.9%
$4.91Latest national average, May 2026, per lb
Previous month$4.60
1 year ago, May 2025$4.50
5 years ago, May 2021$4.16
Data table
| Month | Price | In today's dollars | Change from a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $4.91 | $4.93 | +8.9% |
| Apr 2026 | $4.60 | $4.65 | +3.2% |
| Mar 2026 | $4.57 | $4.66 | +1.6% |
| Feb 2026 | $4.56 | $4.71 | +2.3% |
| Jan 2026 | $4.45 | $4.61 | −3.7% |
| Dec 2025 | $4.72 | $4.90 | +3.0% |
| Nov 2025 | $4.53 | $4.71 | −2.6% |
| Sep 2025 | $4.60 | $4.78 | −0.4% |
| Aug 2025 | $4.60 | $4.78 | −0.9% |
| Jul 2025 | $4.61 | $4.80 | +0.9% |
| Jun 2025 | $4.62 | $4.82 | 0.0% |
| May 2025 | $4.50 | $4.72 | −0.9% |
| Apr 2025 | $4.45 | $4.68 | +2.8% |
| Mar 2025 | $4.50 | $4.74 | +3.8% |
| Feb 2025 | $4.46 | $4.71 | +1.4% |
| Jan 2025 | $4.63 | $4.91 | +2.0% |
| Dec 2024 | $4.58 | $4.89 | +5.8% |
| Nov 2024 | $4.65 | $4.96 | +8.6% |
| Oct 2024 | $4.49 | $4.79 | +1.4% |
| Sep 2024 | $4.62 | $4.94 | +1.5% |
| Aug 2024 | $4.64 | $4.97 | +0.2% |
| Jul 2024 | $4.57 | $4.89 | +2.7% |
| Jun 2024 | $4.62 | $4.95 | +1.2% |
| May 2024 | $4.54 | $4.88 | +0.8% |
| Apr 2024 | $4.33 | $4.66 | −3.8% |
| Mar 2024 | $4.33 | $4.67 | −6.2% |
| Feb 2024 | $4.40 | $4.78 | −4.6% |
| Jan 2024 | $4.53 | $4.95 | −0.9% |
| Dec 2023 | $4.33 | $4.75 | −7.4% |
| Nov 2023 | $4.28 | $4.69 | −6.4% |
| Oct 2023 | $4.43 | $4.85 | −3.3% |
| Sep 2023 | $4.55 | $4.98 | −0.9% |
| Aug 2023 | $4.63 | $5.08 | +1.6% |
| Jul 2023 | $4.45 | $4.90 | −3.7% |
| Jun 2023 | $4.56 | $5.04 | +2.1% |
| May 2023 | $4.51 | $5.00 | +1.1% |
| Apr 2023 | $4.50 | $5.00 | −1.8% |
| Mar 2023 | $4.62 | $5.15 | −1.3% |
| Feb 2023 | $4.61 | $5.16 | +5.6% |
| Jan 2023 | $4.57 | $5.15 | +4.1% |
| Dec 2022 | $4.67 | $5.31 | +7.3% |
| Nov 2022 | $4.57 | $5.17 | +5.0% |
| Oct 2022 | $4.58 | $5.18 | +4.2% |
| Sep 2022 | $4.59 | $5.22 | +8.6% |
| Aug 2022 | $4.56 | $5.19 | +5.4% |
| Jul 2022 | $4.62 | $5.25 | +6.9% |
| Jun 2022 | $4.47 | $5.08 | +2.7% |
| May 2022 | $4.46 | $5.14 | +7.2% |
| Apr 2022 | $4.59 | $5.35 | +10.2% |
| Mar 2022 | $4.68 | $5.48 | +15.0% |
| Feb 2022 | $4.37 | $5.19 | +10.2% |
| Jan 2022 | $4.39 | $5.26 | +11.4% |
| Dec 2021 | $4.36 | $5.27 | +2.6% |
| Nov 2021 | $4.36 | $5.28 | +7.4% |
| Oct 2021 | $4.39 | $5.35 | +11.3% |
| Sep 2021 | $4.23 | $5.20 | +4.1% |
| Aug 2021 | $4.33 | $5.33 | +6.6% |
| Jul 2021 | $4.32 | $5.33 | −0.7% |
| Jun 2021 | $4.35 | $5.40 | −4.2% |
| May 2021 | $4.16 | $5.21 | −4.8% |
| Apr 2021 | $4.16 | $5.25 | +0.3% |
| Mar 2021 | $4.07 | $5.17 | +4.1% |
| Feb 2021 | $3.96 | $5.08 | +1.1% |
| Jan 2021 | $3.94 | $5.08 | +4.3% |
| Dec 2020 | $4.25 | $5.50 | +12.6% |
| Nov 2020 | $4.05 | $5.25 | +5.3% |
| Oct 2020 | $3.95 | $5.11 | +4.6% |
| Sep 2020 | $4.07 | $5.26 | +5.9% |
| Aug 2020 | $4.06 | $5.26 | +2.0% |
| Jul 2020 | $4.35 | $5.66 | +7.7% |
| Jun 2020 | $4.54 | $5.94 | +15.3% |
| May 2020 | $4.37 | $5.74 | +8.8% |
| Apr 2020 | $4.15 | $5.45 | +9.8% |
| Mar 2020 | $3.91 | $5.10 | +7.1% |
| Feb 2020 | $3.92 | $5.11 | +1.8% |
| Jan 2020 | $3.78 | $4.94 | +5.7% |
| Dec 2019 | $3.77 | $4.95 | +5.5% |
| Nov 2019 | $3.85 | $5.04 | — |
| Oct 2019 | $3.77 | $4.94 | — |
| Sep 2019 | $3.84 | $5.04 | — |
| Aug 2019 | $3.98 | $5.23 | — |
| Jul 2019 | $4.04 | $5.31 | — |
| Jun 2019 | $3.94 | $5.18 | — |
| May 2019 | $4.02 | $5.29 | — |
| Apr 2019 | $3.78 | $4.98 | — |
| Mar 2019 | $3.65 | $4.83 | — |
| Feb 2019 | $3.85 | $5.13 | — |
| Jan 2019 | $3.58 | $4.79 | — |
Highs, lows and the long view
Where May 2026 sits against the five-year record.
| Record high | $4.91 | May 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Record low | $4.16 | May 2021 |
| Five-year average | $4.51 | |
| In today's dollars | $5.48 / $4.61 / $4.99 | high / low / average |
Against the basket
Pork chops compared with the 40-item average and with meat & eggs, all set to 100 at May 2021.
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See this change next to every item you actually buy. Source: BLS series APU0000704211.
