Fresh whole milk price inflation, 2025→2026

Fresh Whole Milk Inflation Calculator

Prices for Fresh Whole Milk, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh whole milk are 0.87% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.17 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Fresh whole milk experienced an average inflation rate of -0.87% per year. In other words, fresh whole milk costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.83 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for fresh whole milk was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.81%, which is above the average yearly change for fresh whole milk during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for fresh whole milk was lower.

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 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh whole milk, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.81%
2026	$19.83	-0.87%*

* 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:

Year	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	18.542	19.117	20.842	22.517	23.850	24.167	24.200	27.800	31.108	34.667	33.167	32.242	35.767	37.525	37.092	36.333	36.375	37.467	38.792	39.517	39.900	40.842	40.992	40.800	40.583	40.725	40.517	43.108	44.825	46.717	48.008	50.042	51.417	52.150	57.083	68.392	68.483	72.067	72.800	77.017	85.850	93.483	98.767	99.300	99.967	100.725	102.300	101.708	103.642	106.042	114.267	126.667	122.392	126.433	127.892	131.158	131.117	141.092	142.875	147.925	156.225	156.925	165.867	162.117	162.475	183.358	184.925	181.583	205.397	217.220	183.169	191.173	209.530	211.266	214.683	227.740	213.082	203.133	200.974	195.638	200.491	212.621	223.383	254.519	252.607	252.324	254.376	252.152

Adjust fresh whole milk prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fresh whole milk was 254.376 in the year 2025 and 252.152 in 2026:

252.152 / 254.376 * $20 = $19.83

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.83 in 2026 (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.