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Average price of whole milk in United States

Average price of whole milk in the United States was 4.106 USD per US gallon in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD per US gallon4.106
Change on September 2025-0.6%
Series high4.317June 2026
Series low2.459September 1995

Next release: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Average price of whole milk in United States, July 1995 to September 2026

22.533.544.51995-072000-012004-072009-012013-072018-012022-072026-092026-09: 4.106 USD per US gallon22.533.544.51995-072005-122016-052026-092026-09: 4.106 USD per US gallon
USD per US gallon. Source: BLS, Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-14.
All 374 values
PeriodUSD per US gallon
2026-094.106
2026-084.229
2026-074.313
2026-064.317
2026-054.217
2026-044.136
2026-034.067
2026-024.026
2026-014.1
2025-124.047
2025-113.997
2025-094.129
2025-084.171
2025-074.162
2025-064.029
2025-054.022
2025-044.074
2025-034.05
2025-024.026
2025-014.025
2024-124.101
2024-114.138
2024-104.041
2024-094.021
2024-084.044
2024-073.983
2024-063.956
2024-053.864
2024-043.868
2024-033.893
2024-023.94
2024-013.958
2023-124.008
2023-113.997
2023-103.927
2023-093.965
2023-083.927
2023-073.971
2023-063.985
2023-054.042
2023-044.042
2023-034.098
2023-024.163
2023-014.204
2022-124.211
2022-114.218
2022-104.184
2022-094.181
2022-084.194
2022-074.156
2022-064.153
2022-054.204
2022-044.012
2022-033.917
2022-023.875
2022-013.787
2021-123.743
2021-113.671
2021-103.663
2021-093.585
2021-083.56
2021-073.627
2021-063.557
2021-053.497
2021-043.447
2021-033.348
2021-023.368
2021-013.468
2020-123.535
2020-113.425
2020-103.38
2020-093.448
2020-083.406
2020-073.255
2020-063.198
2020-053.21
2020-043.267
2020-033.248
2020-023.196
2020-013.253
2019-123.188
2019-113.189
2019-103.119
2019-093.102
2019-083.045
2019-073.031
2019-063.054
2019-052.963
2019-042.98
2019-032.944
2019-022.9
2019-012.913
2018-122.853
2018-112.877
2018-102.913
2018-092.89
2018-082.871
2018-072.839
2018-062.877
2018-052.919
2018-042.924
2018-032.903
2018-022.923
2018-012.961
2017-123.155
2017-113.15
2017-103.158
2017-093.209
2017-083.168
2017-073.219
2017-063.213
2017-053.242
2017-043.259
2017-033.315
2017-023.3
2017-013.318
2016-123.29
2016-113.28
2016-103.292
2016-093.229
2016-083.141
2016-073.062
2016-063.115
2016-053.157
2016-043.155
2016-033.187
2016-023.23
2016-013.313
2015-123.31
2015-113.299
2015-103.338
2015-093.392
2015-083.389
2015-073.43
2015-063.366
2015-053.387
2015-043.397
2015-033.463
2015-023.496
2015-013.758
2014-123.82
2014-113.858
2014-103.766
2014-093.732
2014-083.673
2014-073.645
2014-063.626
2014-053.735
2014-043.687
2014-033.669
2014-023.561
2014-013.552
2013-123.501
2013-113.491
2013-103.462
2013-093.428
2013-083.448
2013-073.449
2013-063.458
2013-053.441
2013-043.428
2013-033.431
2013-023.48
2013-013.526
2012-123.58
2012-113.536
2012-103.524
2012-093.469
2012-083.474
2012-073.428
2012-063.396
2012-053.427
2012-043.474
2012-033.499
2012-023.52
2012-013.583
2011-123.565
2011-113.557
2011-103.622
2011-093.715
2011-083.713
2011-073.654
2011-063.622
2011-053.653
2011-043.597
2011-033.503
2011-023.357
2011-013.301
2010-123.318
2010-113.327
2010-103.321
2010-093.278
2010-083.303
2010-073.313
2010-063.297
2010-053.178
2010-043.14
2010-033.188
2010-023.203
2010-013.236
2009-123.105
2009-113.034
2009-103.046
2009-092.981
2009-082.979
2009-072.992
2009-063.009
2009-053.068
2009-043.084
2009-033.116
2009-023.319
2009-013.575
2008-123.681
2008-113.734
2008-103.656
2008-093.773
2008-083.886
2008-073.961
2008-063.773
2008-053.76
2008-043.799
2008-033.781
2008-023.869
2008-013.871
2007-123.87
2007-113.904
2007-103.838
2007-093.841
2007-083.807
2007-073.736
2007-063.427
2007-053.259
2007-043.135
2007-033.072
2007-023.083
2007-013.067
2006-123.004
2006-112.985
2006-103.064
2006-093.049
2006-083.019
2006-073.083
2006-063.001
2006-053.066
2006-043.123
2006-033.161
2006-023.224
2006-013.197
2005-123.241
2005-113.211
2005-103.171
2005-093.133
2005-083.136
2005-073.09
2005-063.122
2005-053.207
2005-043.225
2005-033.226
2005-023.176
2005-013.304
2004-123.233
2004-113.219
2004-103.161
2004-093.149
2004-083.297
2004-073.479
2004-063.574
2004-053.374
2004-042.906
2004-032.786
2004-022.814
2004-012.879
2003-122.947
2003-112.937
2003-102.905
2003-092.904
2003-082.666
2003-072.708
2003-062.676
2003-052.685
2003-042.674
2003-032.656
2003-022.689
2003-012.686
2002-122.682
2002-112.719
2002-102.727
2002-092.728
2002-082.72
2002-072.747
2002-062.768
2002-052.782
2002-042.779
2002-032.816
2002-022.807
2002-012.812
2001-122.895
2001-112.89
2001-102.954
2001-092.941
2001-082.89
2001-072.933
2001-062.911
2001-052.893
2001-042.845
2001-032.76
2001-022.847
2001-012.852
2000-122.785
2000-112.753
2000-102.805
2000-092.809
2000-082.807
2000-072.781
2000-062.763
2000-052.782
2000-042.773
2000-032.748
2000-022.777
2000-012.785
1999-122.875
1999-112.981
1999-102.964
1999-092.794
1999-082.719
1999-072.706
1999-062.704
1999-052.716
1999-042.707
1999-033.003
1999-023.004
1999-012.94
1998-122.859
1998-112.8
1998-102.785
1998-092.757
1998-082.717
1998-072.628
1998-062.622
1998-052.666
1998-042.668
1998-032.658
1998-022.653
1998-012.632
1997-122.672
1997-112.678
1997-102.635
1997-092.533
1997-082.551
1997-072.557
1997-062.587
1997-052.608
1997-042.606
1997-032.632
1997-022.632
1997-012.677
1996-122.727
1996-112.746
1996-102.73
1996-092.666
1996-082.666
1996-072.649
1996-062.599
1996-052.532
1996-042.537
1996-032.539
1996-022.541
1996-012.546
1995-122.518
1995-112.493
1995-102.473
1995-092.459
1995-082.482
1995-072.477

Definition

Average retail price of fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), in US dollars, for the U.S. city average (all urban consumers), monthly, from the Average Price Data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU0000709112).

BLS computes average prices from the prices it collects for the Consumer Price Index in 75 urban areas, not seasonally adjusted. BLS advises using them for the price level in a month and the CPI for price change over time. October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown. BLS began the per gallon series in July 1995; the earlier half gallon series is not joined to it.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112) (Average price of whole milk, United States, 1995-07 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food

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Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112), Average price of whole milk, United States, 1995-07 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-milk/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112). Average price of whole milk, United States, 1995-07 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-milk/united-states.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112), Average price of whole milk, United States, 1995-07 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-milk/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112): Average price of whole milk, United States, 1995-07 to 2026-09}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-milk/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
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What is the average price of whole milk in United States?

Average price of whole milk in the United States was 4.106 USD per US gallon in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from September 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: fresh whole milk, fortified, per gallon (3.8 litres), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000709112). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest average price of whole milk in United States?

4.317 USD per US gallon in June 2026, the highest value since July 1995 in this series.

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