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 4.617 4.392 4.303 4.161 4.111 1998 4.025 3.973 4.033 3.959 3.878 3.974 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 10.511 10.581 10.465 10.346 10.346 1998 10.607 10.516 10.436 10.447 10.416 10.484 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 1998 Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA