The U.S. average retail price of white pan bread was 147.7¢, up 0.3¢ per lb from August and up 9.1¢ from September 2010. The gain followed a sharp month-over-month decline of 3.9¢ per pound in August. On a month-to-month basis, the average price for white pan bread in September rose in two regions — up 3.9¢ in the West and 2.1¢ in the Midwest — and fell in one region — down 1.6¢ in the South.
At 207.3¢ per pound, the national average price for whole wheat bread was up 9.9¢ per pound from August and up 29.9¢ per pound from September 2010. It was only the third time the average price has exceeded 200¢ per pound, and shattered the previous record high of 201.9¢ per pound set in November 2008. The record high comes just two months after whole wheat bread reached its lowest average price since October 2010.
The U.S. average price of family flour in September was 55¢ per pound, up 1.3¢ from August and up 6.7¢ from September 2010. The price was up in all three regions — up 1.6¢ in both the South and West, and up 0.6¢ in the Midwest.
The U.S. average price for spaghetti and macaroni in September was 127¢ per pound, down 0.9¢ from August but up 12.2¢ from September 2010. Chocolate chip cookies were 334.9¢ per pound, up 19.9¢ from August and up 13.2¢ from September 2010. The national average price of white long-grain rice was 71.9¢ per pound, up 0.4¢ from August but down 0.4¢ from September 2010.
