You're Paying 40% More For Coffee This Year, But That Could Be About To Change - Chowhound

abee22/Shutterstock If coffee has seemed more expensive this year, you're not imagining it. Average retail prices for ground roast coffee have been ticking up since 2020, and they've spiked up more than 40% in the past year alone (as of September 2025), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED). Even instant coffee hasn't fared much better, with additional BLS…