All-purpose flour: average price

The typical U.S. price of all-purpose flour (5 lb bag) is about $2.73, based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price data for September 2026.

Flour is inexpensive and fairly stable, and the 5 lb bag is the most common size to compare.

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What counts as a good guess

ResultGuess betweenPoints
Price Is Right$2.59 to $2.87100
Sharp Shopper$2.46 to $3.0075
Coupon Clipper$2.18 to $3.2850
Window Shopper$1.91 to $3.5530
Impulse Buyer$1.64 to $3.8215

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