Sugar, white US average price · per lb · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for sugar, white (series APU0000715211), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$1.02
Aug 2026
Year over year
−1.5%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
0.0%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$0.69
+49.3% since
Price history
Sugar, white−1.5%
$1.02
2026-08-01
Monthly, Jan 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: −1.5%. Data: grocery_basket.json.