Skip to calculator

Financial tools for understanding prices, value, and purchasing power.

BLS average price

How much did American cheese cost in August 2017?

American cheese averaged $4.24 per pound in August 2017.

$4.24

per pound in August 2017

Adjusted with CPI-U, that is about $5.76 in 2026 dollars.

See calculation

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Average Price Data, APU0000710211. Imported from BLS bulk time-series files (raw published monthly values).

Related historical prices

American cheese prices in 2017
Historical American cheese prices
American cheese prices in July 2017
American cheese prices in September 2017
Grocery inflation calculator

Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — CPI-U. Series CUUR0000SA0, base period 1982–84 = 100. Coverage: 1913–2026. April CPI is used for 2026 until the annual average is published.

Built with Ruby on Rails & Hotwire.