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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SS10011

Butter

Prices for butter fell 8.3% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.9% in the month.

12 months−8.3%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.9%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−2.8%seasonally adjusted
Index293.81982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2503002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026293.8+0.9%−8.3%
July 2026291.6−0.2%−8.1%
June 2026289.7−1.4%−8.7%
May 2026294.1−2.1%−8.0%
April 2026296.7+2.8%−5.8%
March 2026294.3−1.0%−8.3%
February 2026297.7−2.6%−7.6%
January 2026307.3−2.1%−5.0%
December 2025303.1+0.2%−3.4%
November 2025302.8—−4.4%
September 2025319.0−0.5%−1.8%
August 2025320.2+1.0%+0.1%
July 2025317.2−0.9%−1.6%
June 2025317.4−0.5%−0.4%
May 2025319.6+0.1%+1.9%
April 2025315.1+0.1%+1.5%
March 2025320.9−0.3%+5.5%
February 2025322.3+0.2%+1.9%
January 2025323.3−0.5%+1.9%
December 2024313.9−0.9%+2.5%
November 2024316.9+0.6%+3.6%
October 2024323.5−0.4%+5.1%
September 2024324.8+1.7%+7.8%
August 2024320.0−0.7%+6.7%
July 2024322.4+0.3%+6.1%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SS10011 and CUSR0000SS10011). BLS did not collect October 2025 prices, so changes spanning that month are blank. Shown for context: consumer prices do not feed CycleWatch's recession model.