Potatoes, white US average price · per lb · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for potatoes, white (series APU0000712112), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$0.98
Aug 2026
Year over year
−2.5%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
+3.6%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$0.77
+26.9% since
Price history
Potatoes, white−2.5%
$0.98
2026-08-01
Monthly, Jan 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: −2.5%. Data: grocery_basket.json.