Milk, whole US average price · per gallon · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for milk, whole (series APU0000709112), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$4.23
Aug 2026
Year over year
+1.4%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
−1.9%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$3.63
+16.6% since
Price history
Milk, whole+1.4%
$4.23
2026-08-01
Monthly, Jan 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: +1.4%. Data: grocery_basket.json.