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Milk, a gallon compared with grocery prices (CPI food at home)

Dollars per gallon, fresh whole milk, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted. Monthly.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data, via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED, Average price of a gallon of fresh whole milk, U.S. city average (FRED series APU0000709112).

$4.23

· Current, as of

Milk, a gallon and Grocery prices (CPI food at home), each indexed to 100

No figures for October 2025: the Bureau of Labor Statistics could not collect prices during the federal government shutdown (Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, 2025), and for most consumer price series it published no October 2025 index. These average prices have no October 2025 value either. Source: BLS, 2025 federal government shutdown impact on the Consumer Price Index. No figure for October 2025: the Bureau of Labor Statistics could not collect prices during the federal government shutdown (Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, 2025) and published no October 2025 index for most consumer price series. Source: BLS, 2025 federal government shutdown impact on the Consumer Price Index. The line connects the readings on either side, and the data table marks the gap “not published.”

Both lines are 100 in Aug. 2025. The comparison ends with Aug. 2026.

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Both lines are 100 in Aug. 2016. The comparison ends with Aug. 2026.

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Both lines are 100 in Jan. 2000. The comparison ends with Aug. 2026.

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Both lines are 100 in Aug. 2021. The comparison ends with Aug. 2026.

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Each line is divided by its own value in the range's first period that both series have, so both are 100 there, and 110 means 10 percent higher than then. The index compares how much each has changed, not their levels. A month of monthly data is one or two numbers, so the shortest range is a year.

Data table

Index columns are 100 in Aug. 2021, the base of the 5Y chart; each other range is indexed to its own first shared period, named above its chart.

DateMilk, a gallonMilk, a gallon, indexGrocery prices (CPI food at home)Grocery prices (CPI food at home), index
2026-08-01$4.23118.8321.3123.8
2026-07-01$4.31121.2321.2123.7
2026-06-01$4.32121.3321.4123.8
2026-05-01$4.22118.5320.8123.6
2026-04-01$4.14116.2320.6123.5
2026-03-01$4.07114.2318.5122.7
2026-02-01$4.03113.1319.0122.9
2026-01-01$4.10115.2317.6122.3
2025-12-01$4.05113.7317.0122.1
2025-11-01$4.00112.3315.0121.3
2025-10-01not publishednot publishednot publishednot published
2025-09-01$4.13116.0315.5121.5
2025-08-01$4.17117.2314.6121.2
2025-07-01$4.16116.9313.0120.6
2025-06-01$4.03113.2313.0120.6
2025-05-01$4.02113.0312.3120.3
2025-04-01$4.07114.4311.4120.0
2025-03-01$4.05113.8312.2120.2
2025-02-01$4.03113.1311.0119.8
2025-01-01$4.03113.1310.8119.7
2024-12-01$4.10115.2309.8119.3
2024-11-01$4.14116.2309.1119.1
2024-10-01$4.04113.5307.9118.6
2024-09-01$4.02112.9307.3118.4
2024-08-01$4.04113.6306.4118.0
2024-07-01$3.98111.9306.3118.0
2024-06-01$3.96111.1305.6117.7
2024-05-01$3.86108.5305.4117.6
2024-04-01$3.87108.7305.4117.6
2024-03-01$3.89109.4305.0117.5
2024-02-01$3.94110.7305.4117.6
2024-01-01$3.96111.2305.2117.6
2023-12-01$4.01112.6304.5117.3
2023-11-01$4.00112.3304.3117.2
2023-10-01$3.93110.3304.4117.2
2023-09-01$3.97111.4303.4116.9
2023-08-01$3.93110.3303.6117.0
2023-07-01$3.97111.5303.0116.7
2023-06-01$3.99111.9302.1116.3
2023-05-01$4.04113.5302.2116.4
2023-04-01$4.04113.5301.8116.3
2023-03-01$4.10115.1301.5116.1
2023-02-01$4.16116.9302.4116.5
2023-01-01$4.20118.1301.7116.2
2022-12-01$4.21118.3300.6115.8
2022-11-01$4.22118.5299.4115.3
2022-10-01$4.18117.5298.0114.8
2022-09-01$4.18117.4296.4114.2
2022-08-01$4.19117.8294.9113.6
2022-07-01$4.16116.7292.5112.7
2022-06-01$4.15116.7288.6111.2
2022-05-01$4.20118.1285.5110.0
2022-04-01$4.01112.7281.6108.5
2022-03-01$3.92110.0278.3107.2
2022-02-01$3.88108.8274.7105.8
2022-01-01$3.79106.4271.2104.5
2021-12-01$3.74105.1269.0103.6
2021-11-01$3.67103.1267.5103.0
2021-10-01$3.66102.9265.1102.1
2021-09-01$3.59100.7262.5101.1
2021-08-01$3.56100.0259.6100.0
2021-07-01$3.63101.9258.599.6
2021-06-01$3.5699.9257.199.0
2021-05-01$3.5098.2255.098.2
2021-04-01$3.4596.8254.197.9
2021-03-01$3.3594.0252.997.4
2021-02-01$3.3794.6252.897.4
2021-01-01$3.4797.4252.597.3
2020-12-01$3.5499.3252.597.3
2020-11-01$3.4396.2251.496.8
2020-10-01$3.3894.9251.696.9
2020-09-01$3.4596.9251.296.7
2020-08-01$3.4195.7252.197.1
2020-07-01$3.2691.4252.097.1
2020-06-01$3.2089.8254.798.1
2020-05-01$3.2190.2253.297.5
2020-04-01$3.2791.8251.196.7
2020-03-01$3.2591.2245.094.4
2020-02-01$3.2089.8244.294.1
2020-01-01$3.2591.4243.593.8
2019-12-01$3.1989.6242.993.6
2019-11-01$3.1989.6242.793.5
2019-10-01$3.1287.6242.093.2
2019-09-01$3.1087.1241.493.0
2019-08-01$3.0585.5240.992.8
2019-07-01$3.0385.1241.092.8
2019-06-01$3.0585.8241.292.9
2019-05-01$2.9683.2241.693.1
2019-04-01$2.9883.7241.292.9
2019-03-01$2.9482.7242.593.4
2019-02-01$2.9081.5242.193.3
2019-01-01$2.9181.8241.693.1
2018-12-01$2.8580.1241.192.9
2018-11-01$2.8880.8240.292.5
2018-10-01$2.9181.8239.692.3
2018-09-01$2.8981.2240.092.4
2018-08-01$2.8780.6239.892.4
2018-07-01$2.8479.7239.692.3
2018-06-01$2.8880.8239.092.1
2018-05-01$2.9282.0238.992.0
2018-04-01$2.9282.1239.592.3
2018-03-01$2.9081.5239.192.1
2018-02-01$2.9282.1239.292.1
2018-01-01$2.9683.2239.992.4
2017-12-01$3.1688.6239.492.2
2017-11-01$3.1588.5238.992.0
2017-10-01$3.1688.7239.092.1
2017-09-01$3.2190.1238.992.0
2017-08-01$3.1789.0238.892.0
2017-07-01$3.2290.4238.992.0
2017-06-01$3.2190.3238.591.9
2017-05-01$3.2491.1238.992.0
2017-04-01$3.2691.5238.691.9
2017-03-01$3.3293.1238.491.8
2017-02-01$3.3092.7237.891.6
2017-01-01$3.3293.2237.191.3
2016-12-01$3.2992.4237.191.3
2016-11-01$3.2892.1237.491.5
2016-10-01$3.2992.5237.791.6
2016-09-01$3.2390.7237.991.6
2016-08-01$3.1488.2238.191.7
2016-07-01$3.0686.0238.491.8
2016-06-01$3.1287.5238.892.0
2016-05-01$3.1688.7239.392.2
2016-04-01$3.1688.6240.392.6
2016-03-01$3.1989.5240.492.6
2016-02-01$3.2390.7241.793.1
2016-01-01$3.3193.1241.693.0
2015-12-01$3.3193.0241.993.2
2015-11-01$3.3092.7242.693.4
2015-10-01$3.3493.8243.393.7
2015-09-01$3.3995.3243.293.7
2015-08-01$3.3995.2242.993.5
2015-07-01$3.4396.3242.393.3
2015-06-01$3.3794.6241.993.2
2015-05-01$3.3995.1241.192.9
2015-04-01$3.4095.4241.192.9
2015-03-01$3.4697.3241.693.1
2015-02-01$3.5098.2242.693.4
2015-01-01$3.76105.6242.693.4
2014-12-01$3.82107.3242.993.6
2014-11-01$3.86108.4241.993.2
2014-10-01$3.77105.8241.693.1
2014-09-01$3.73104.8241.393.0
2014-08-01$3.67103.2240.792.7
2014-07-01$3.65102.4240.292.5
2014-06-01$3.63101.9239.792.3
2014-05-01$3.74104.9239.692.3
2014-04-01$3.69103.6237.991.7
2014-03-01$3.67103.1237.191.3
2014-02-01$3.56100.0235.890.8
2014-01-01$3.5599.8234.790.4
2013-12-01$3.5098.3234.390.3
2013-11-01$3.4998.1234.190.2
2013-10-01$3.4697.2234.290.2
2013-09-01$3.4396.3234.090.1
2013-08-01$3.4596.9234.190.2
2013-07-01$3.4596.9233.990.1
2013-06-01$3.4697.1233.890.1
2013-05-01$3.4496.7233.289.8
2013-04-01$3.4396.3233.890.0
2013-03-01$3.4396.4233.690.0
2013-02-01$3.4897.8233.590.0
2013-01-01$3.5399.0233.790.0
2012-12-01$3.58100.6233.489.9
2012-11-01$3.5499.3232.989.7
2012-10-01$3.5299.0232.489.5
2012-09-01$3.4797.4231.889.3
2012-08-01$3.4797.6231.989.3
2012-07-01$3.4396.3231.789.2
2012-06-01$3.4095.4231.789.3
2012-05-01$3.4396.3231.389.1
2012-04-01$3.4797.6231.489.1
2012-03-01$3.5098.3231.189.0
2012-02-01$3.5298.9230.688.8
2012-01-01$3.58100.6230.989.0
2011-12-01$3.57100.1230.488.8
2011-11-01$3.5699.9229.988.6
2011-10-01$3.62101.7230.088.6
2011-09-01$3.72104.4229.988.6
2011-08-01$3.71104.3228.588.0
2011-07-01$3.65102.6227.287.5
2011-06-01$3.62101.7225.987.0
2011-05-01$3.65102.6225.386.8
2011-04-01$3.60101.0224.186.3
2011-03-01$3.5098.4223.286.0
2011-02-01$3.3694.3220.785.0
2011-01-01$3.3092.7219.384.5
2010-12-01$3.3293.2217.483.7
2010-11-01$3.3393.5217.183.6
2010-10-01$3.3293.3216.583.4
2010-09-01$3.2892.1216.283.3
2010-08-01$3.3092.8215.483.0
2010-07-01$3.3193.1215.583.0
2010-06-01$3.3092.6215.583.0
2010-05-01$3.1889.3215.783.1
2010-04-01$3.1488.2215.783.1
2010-03-01$3.1989.6215.683.0
2010-02-01$3.2090.0214.782.7
2010-01-01$3.2490.9214.782.7
2009-12-01$3.1187.2213.882.4
2009-11-01$3.0385.2213.482.2
2009-10-01$3.0585.6213.582.2
2009-09-01$2.9883.7213.382.2
2009-08-01$2.9883.7213.882.3
2009-07-01$2.9984.0214.082.4
2009-06-01$3.0184.5215.082.8
2009-05-01$3.0786.2215.182.8
2009-04-01$3.0886.6215.883.1
2009-03-01$3.1287.5216.983.6
2009-02-01$3.3293.2217.983.9
2009-01-01$3.58100.4219.084.3
2008-12-01$3.68103.4219.284.4
2008-11-01$3.73104.9219.784.6
2008-10-01$3.66102.7219.584.6
2008-09-01$3.77106.0218.884.3
2008-08-01$3.89109.2217.483.8
2008-07-01$3.96111.3216.083.2
2008-06-01$3.77106.0213.382.2
2008-05-01$3.76105.6211.881.6
2008-04-01$3.80106.7210.981.2
2008-03-01$3.78106.2208.180.2
2008-02-01$3.87108.7207.980.1
2008-01-01$3.87108.7207.179.8
2007-12-01$3.87108.7205.579.2
2007-11-01$3.90109.7205.179.0
2007-10-01$3.84107.8204.178.6
2007-09-01$3.84107.9203.378.3
2007-08-01$3.81106.9202.377.9
2007-07-01$3.74104.9201.677.7
2007-06-01$3.4396.3201.277.5
2007-05-01$3.2691.5200.277.1
2007-04-01$3.1488.1199.376.7
2007-03-01$3.0786.3198.876.6
2007-02-01$3.0886.6197.776.2
2007-01-01$3.0786.2195.975.5
2006-12-01$3.0084.4194.474.9
2006-11-01$2.9983.8194.675.0
2006-10-01$3.0686.1194.875.0
2006-09-01$3.0585.6194.374.8
2006-08-01$3.0284.8193.474.5
2006-07-01$3.0886.6192.874.3
2006-06-01$3.0084.3192.474.1
2006-05-01$3.0786.1191.873.9
2006-04-01$3.1287.7191.873.9
2006-03-01$3.1688.8192.374.1
2006-02-01$3.2290.6192.274.0
2006-01-01$3.2089.8192.574.1
2005-12-01$3.2491.0191.773.8
2005-11-01$3.2190.2191.473.7
2005-10-01$3.1789.1190.673.4
2005-09-01$3.1388.0190.273.3
2005-08-01$3.1488.1189.873.1
2005-07-01$3.0986.8190.073.2
2005-06-01$3.1287.7189.673.0
2005-05-01$3.2190.1190.273.3
2005-04-01$3.2390.6190.073.2
2005-03-01$3.2390.6188.172.5
2005-02-01$3.1889.2187.772.3
2005-01-01$3.3092.8188.172.5
2004-12-01$3.2390.8188.472.6
2004-11-01$3.2290.4188.672.6
2004-10-01$3.1688.8187.772.3
2004-09-01$3.1588.5186.471.8
2004-08-01$3.3092.6187.072.0
2004-07-01$3.4897.7187.272.1
2004-06-01$3.57100.4187.072.0
2004-05-01$3.3794.8186.671.9
2004-04-01$2.9181.6184.371.0
2004-03-01$2.7978.3184.170.9
2004-02-01$2.8179.0183.770.8
2004-01-01$2.8880.9183.370.6
2003-12-01$2.9582.8183.970.8
2003-11-01$2.9482.5182.770.4
2003-10-01$2.9181.6181.469.9
2003-09-01$2.9081.6180.569.5
2003-08-01$2.6774.9180.069.3
2003-07-01$2.7176.1179.068.9
2003-06-01$2.6875.2179.269.0
2003-05-01$2.6975.4177.968.5
2003-04-01$2.6775.1177.668.4
2003-03-01$2.6674.6177.568.4
2003-02-01$2.6975.5177.268.3
2003-01-01$2.6975.4176.067.8
2002-12-01$2.6875.3175.967.8
2002-11-01$2.7276.4175.767.7
2002-10-01$2.7376.6175.067.4
2002-09-01$2.7376.6175.467.6
2002-08-01$2.7276.4175.167.4
2002-07-01$2.7577.2175.367.5
2002-06-01$2.7777.8175.267.5
2002-05-01$2.7878.1175.567.6
2002-04-01$2.7878.1176.768.1
2002-03-01$2.8279.1176.267.9
2002-02-01$2.8178.8175.767.7
2002-01-01$2.8179.0175.467.6
2001-12-01$2.9081.3174.767.3
2001-11-01$2.8981.2175.167.4
2001-10-01$2.9583.0175.167.4
2001-09-01$2.9482.6174.467.2
2001-08-01$2.8981.2174.467.2
2001-07-01$2.9382.4174.067.0
2001-06-01$2.9181.8173.566.8
2001-05-01$2.8981.3172.866.6
2001-04-01$2.8579.9172.566.4
2001-03-01$2.7677.5172.166.3
2001-02-01$2.8580.0171.666.1
2001-01-01$2.8580.1170.465.6
2000-12-01$2.7978.2170.265.6
2000-11-01$2.7577.3169.265.2
2000-10-01$2.8178.8169.065.1
2000-09-01$2.8178.9169.165.1
2000-08-01$2.8178.8169.065.1
2000-07-01$2.7878.1168.564.9
2000-06-01$2.7677.6167.564.5
2000-05-01$2.7878.1167.464.5
2000-04-01$2.7777.9166.664.2
2000-03-01$2.7577.2166.464.1
2000-02-01$2.7878.0166.164.0
2000-01-01$2.7978.2165.363.7

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED: Average price of a gallon of fresh whole milk, U.S. city average (FRED series APU0000709112). APU0000708111, APU0000709112, APU0000702111 · retrieved Oct. 5, 2026 · 319 rows · as of August 2026 · monthly. Compared with: Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at Home in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SAF11), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED, CUSR0000SAF11 · retrieved Oct. 5, 2026 · 319 rows · as of August 2026 · monthly. CSV of Grocery prices (CPI food at home). Download CSV