Candy prices
The US price index for candy and chewing gum, against all consumer prices and pay, from BLS.
Headlines
- Candy, past year
- Up 8.1%
- Aug 2025 to Aug 2026. All prices +3.4%
- Candy since Aug 2019
- Up 53%
- All prices +31%, hourly pay +35%
- Work time for the same candy
- Up 13%
- Against Aug 2019, at average hourly pay
Candy prices since 2019
Percent change since Aug 2019.
Up to and including Aug 2026
| Month | Candy | All prices | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | +53% | +31% | +35% |
| Jul 2026 | +54% | +30% | +34% |
| Jun 2026 | +54% | +30% | +34% |
| May 2026 | +51% | +31% | +34% |
| Apr 2026 | +49% | +30% | +34% |
| Mar 2026 | +52% | +29% | +34% |
| Feb 2026 | +53% | +27% | +34% |
| Jan 2026 | +48% | +27% | +34% |
| Dec 2025 | +48% | +26% | +32% |
| Nov 2025 | +47% | +26% | +33% |
| Sep 2025 | +43% | +27% | +31% |
| Aug 2025 | +42% | +26% | +30% |
| Jul 2025 | +40% | +26% | +30% |
| Jun 2025 | +40% | +26% | +30% |
| May 2025 | +38% | +25% | +30% |
| Apr 2025 | +38% | +25% | +30% |
| Mar 2025 | +37% | +25% | +30% |
| Feb 2025 | +37% | +24% | +30% |
| Jan 2025 | +38% | +24% | +29% |
| Dec 2024 | +35% | +23% | +28% |
| Nov 2024 | +34% | +23% | +27% |
| Oct 2024 | +32% | +23% | +27% |
| Sep 2024 | +30% | +23% | +27% |
| Aug 2024 | +31% | +23% | +25% |
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Every month since December 1997: the candy and all-items price indexes and, from 2006, average hourly pay, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Source: BLS consumer price index and average hourly earnings, not seasonally adjusted.
Candy prices each year
Change in candy prices over twelve months to August, against all consumer prices.
Up to and including Aug 2026
August against the August before, newest first. Candy rose faster than all prices in 14 of 28 years.
- 2026+8.1%, all prices +3.4%
- 2025+8.1%, all prices +2.9%
- 2024+1.4%, all prices +2.5%
- 2023+9.4%, all prices +3.7%
- 2022+10.9%, all prices +8.3%
- 2021+3.4%, all prices +5.3%
- 2020+2.9%, all prices +1.3%
- 2019+3.7%, all prices +1.8%
- 2018−0.6%, all prices +2.7%
- 2017−0.3%, all prices +1.9%
- 2016−0.3%, all prices +1.1%
- 2015+5.5%, all prices +0.2%
Bars are candy and chewing gum. The dashed mark on each row is all consumer prices over the same twelve months.
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| Year | Candy | All prices |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | +8.1% | +3.4% |
| August 2025 | +8.1% | +2.9% |
| August 2024 | +1.4% | +2.5% |
| August 2023 | +9.4% | +3.7% |
| August 2022 | +11% | +8.3% |
| August 2021 | +3.4% | +5.3% |
| August 2020 | +2.9% | +1.3% |
| August 2019 | +3.7% | +1.8% |
| August 2018 | -0.6% | +2.7% |
| August 2017 | -0.3% | +1.9% |
| August 2016 | -0.3% | +1.1% |
| August 2015 | +5.5% | +0.2% |
| August 2014 | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| August 2013 | -2.5% | +1.5% |
| August 2012 | +3.0% | +1.7% |
| August 2011 | +3.9% | +3.8% |
| August 2010 | +2.4% | +1.1% |
| August 2009 | +4.2% | -1.5% |
| August 2008 | +5.3% | +5.4% |
| August 2007 | +3.8% | +2.0% |
| August 2006 | +4.2% | +3.8% |
| August 2005 | -0.6% | +3.6% |
| August 2004 | +1.0% | +2.6% |
| August 2003 | +1.4% | +2.2% |
| August 2002 | +2.1% | +1.8% |
| August 2001 | +0.7% | +2.7% |
| August 2000 | +1.4% | +3.4% |
| August 1999 | +1.7% | +2.3% |
Source: BLS consumer price index, not seasonally adjusted.