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 2.669
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 2.933
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 4.428 4.628 4.669 3.982 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 10.602 10.686 10.619 10.281 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.
October 1997 Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA
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