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Cheese prices in the Northeast

1 lb block, conventional · USDA-reported store count 869 · week of October 19, 2026

Average advertised sale price, Northeast
$5.07/lb
$5.05 the week before
Last 4 weeks vs a year earlier
+3.7%
Sep 28–Oct 19, 2026 vs Sep 29–Oct 20, 2025
vs US average this week
+5.0%
US average $4.83

What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the Northeast, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Cheese, 1 lb block, conventional, per lb; ads for the week of October 19, 2026. The BLS comparison is national only.

Definition and sources
  • How it's averaged: each advertised price is weighted by the number of stores USDA reports running it. That store count is summed across qualifying ads, so a store running two qualifying ads may count twice.
  • USDA label: “CHEESE”.
  • Data week: ads for the week of October 19, 2026, published by USDA on October 23, 2026. USDA publishes these weekly, on Fridays; this site checks for new reports every 30 minutes.
  • Coverage: USDA-reported store count 869. History since 2014.
  • BLS comparison: an approximate match. BLS tracks natural cheddar per lb; ads here are 1 lb blocks of any natural variety. BLS averages include both sale and regular prices.
  • Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Dairy Feature Activity” (report 2995); BLS series APU0000710212. How we check the data.

The last 52 weeks

Northeast average ad price
$4 $6 $8 10-2012-1502-0204-0605-2507-0608-1709-28

Northeast vs US since 2014

NortheastUS average
$3 $4 $5 $6 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Other regions this week

Southeast $4.47 · Northwest $6.99

Ad prices are advertised sale prices, averaged across stores by how many stores USDA reports running each price. Store counts aren't independent observations: many stores can share one chain's ad. All groceries in the Northeast · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.