Fresh whole milk priced at $20 in 2011 $24.34 in 2025

Fresh Whole Milk Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Fresh Whole Milk, 2011-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh whole milk are 21.70% higher in 2025 versus 2011 (a $4.34 difference in value).

Between 2011 and 2025: Fresh whole milk experienced an average inflation rate of 1.41% per year. In other words, fresh whole milk costing $20 in the year 2011 would cost $24.34 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.54% during this same period, inflation for fresh whole milk was lower.

In the year 2011: Pricing changed by 9.60%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for fresh whole milk during the 2011-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2011 (3.16%), inflation for fresh whole milk was much higher.

Price Inflation for Fresh whole milk since 1939

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1974 (19.81%), 2009 (-15.68%), and 1946 (14.88%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2011

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh whole milk, over time, for $20 beginning in 2011. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2011$20.009.60%
2012$20.170.83%
2013$20.491.62%
2014$21.746.08%
2015$20.34-6.44%
2016$19.39-4.67%
2017$19.18-1.06%
2018$18.67-2.65%
2019$19.142.48%
2020$20.306.05%
2021$21.325.06%
2022$24.2913.94%
2023$24.11-0.75%
2024$24.08-0.11%
2025$24.341.06%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Fresh whole milk:

Year193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI18.53819.11520.84622.51523.85424.16924.20027.80031.10834.66233.16932.23835.76237.52337.09236.33136.37737.46938.79239.51539.90040.84640.99240.80040.58540.72340.51543.10844.82346.71548.00850.03851.41552.15457.08568.39268.48572.06972.80077.01585.85493.48598.76999.30099.969100.723102.300101.708103.638106.038114.269126.669122.392126.431127.892131.162131.115141.092142.877147.923156.223156.923165.869162.115162.477183.362184.923181.585205.397217.220183.170191.173209.530211.266214.683227.740213.082203.133200.974195.638200.491212.621223.383254.519252.607252.324254.997

Adjust fresh whole milk prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2011 * 2011 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fresh whole milk was 209.530 in the year 2011 and 254.997 in 2025:

254.997 / 209.530 * $20 = $24.34

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2011 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.34 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Fresh whole milk).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Fresh whole milk in 1939. In addition to fresh whole milk, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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