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Average Monthly U.S. Retail Coffee Prices for Roasted Coffee 1/

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual  
                             
                             
  Dollars per pound                      
                             
1980 3.214 3.270 3.200 3.147 3.167 3.144 3.213 3.182 3.072 3.013 2.875 2.777 3.106  
1981 2.744 2.588 2.533 2.510 2.484 2.495 2.461 2.445 2.436 2.440 2.408 2.498 2.504  
1982 2.480 2.594 2.605 2.608 2.613 2.595 2.566 2.579 2.565 2.542 2.533 2.538 2.568  
1983 2.555 2.571 2.573 2.532 2.528 2.520 2.507 2.522 2.500 2.510 2.534 2.512 2.530  
1984 2.556 2.611 2.589 2.599 2.612 2.647 2.671 2.664 2.677 2.686 2.675 2.685 2.639  
1985 2.685 2.705 2.709 2.701 2.693 2.698 2.701 2.649 2.637 2.648 2.637 2.559 2.668  
1986 2.762 3.601 3.805 3.737 3.698 3.666 3.593 3.458 3.262 3.245 3.281 3.275 3.449  
1987 3.244 3.165 3.109 3.015 2.917 2.904 2.874 2.777 2.816 2.880 2.760 2.729 2.932  
1988 2.830 2.833 2.768 2.845 2.827 2.812 2.874 2.831 2.840 2.855 2.892 2.925 2.844  
1989 2.964 3.052 3.039 3.115 3.163 3.167 3.225 3.171 3.098 3.038 2.903 2.937 3.073  
1990 2.917 2.965 2.891 2.885 2.938 2.977 3.054 3.027 3.025 3.030 2.945 2.941 2.966  
1991 2.945 2.971 2.894 2.924 2.879 2.866 2.805 2.724 2.692 2.706 2.673 2.625 2.809  
1992 2.668 2.688 2.631 2.612 2.660 2.625 2.652 2.613 2.537 2.492 2.391 2.364 2.578  
1993 2.352 2.452 2.462 2.477 2.514 2.533 2.548 2.500 2.493 2.415 2.433 2.480 2.472  
1994 2.530 2.529 2.515 2.516 2.535 2.598 3.341 4.480 4.458 4.450 4.482 4.382 3.401  
1995 4.398 4.234 4.108 4.084 4.067 4.059 4.027 4.051 3.996 3.865 3.814 3.752 4.038  
1996 3.577 3.590 3.550 3.527 3.444 3.438 3.380 3.390 3.333 3.344 3.283 3.307 3.430  
1997 3.300 3.316 3.512 3.894 4.109               3.626 2/
                             
                             
1/ Roasted coffee in 13.1 to 20 ounce cans. Any size packs beginning September 1988.          
2/ Cumulative through the latest month.                    
                             
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.              
                             
                             
                             

Average Monthly U.S. Retail Coffee Prices for Instant Coffee 1/

Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual  
                             
                             
  Dollars per pound                      
                             
1995             10.691 10.765 10.616 10.569 10.415 10.299 10.559  
1996 10.313 10.318 10.233 10.147 10.066 9.972 9.790 9.846 9.721 9.693 9.696 9.711 9.959  
1997 9.695 9.907 10.110 10.263 10.365               10.068 2/
                             
1/ Instant coffee refers to soluble coffee which is neither flavored nor decaffeinated. Calculation of average retail prices for instant coffee
began in July 1995.                        
2/ Cumulative through the latest month.                    
                             
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.              
                             
June 1997       Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA      


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