Butter US average price · per lb · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for butter (series APU0000FS1101), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$4.02
Aug 2026
Year over year
−16.7%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
+2.5%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$3.60
+11.7% since
Price history
Butter−16.7%
$4.02
2026-08-01
Monthly, Apr 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: −16.7%. Data: grocery_basket.json.