Butter inflation
Butter prices since 2000
Up 116%
An average of 2.99% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 butter costs $216.15 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
-8.3%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1939
How much butter prices have risen
| Since | Butter | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +798% | +1,290% | $898.33 |
| 1970 | +616% | +763% | $716.47 |
| 1980 | +229% | +307% | $328.58 |
| 1990 | +198% | +156% | $298.23 |
| 2000 | +116% | +95% | $216.15 |
| 2010 | +61% | +54% | $160.88 |
| 2020 | +18% | +29% | $118.12 |
Calculate butter inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1939
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 316.4 | -0.1% | $0.93 |
| 2024 | 316.8 | 3.6% | $0.93 |
| 2023 | 305.9 | 3.1% | $0.96 |
| 2022 | 296.7 | 19.4% | $0.99 |
| 2021 | 248.5 | -0.1% | $1.18 |
| 2020 | 248.7 | 0.8% | $1.18 |
| 2019 | 246.6 | 1.1% | $1.19 |
| 2018 | 243.9 | 1.4% | $1.20 |
| 2017 | 240.4 | 2.5% | $1.22 |
| 2016 | 234.5 | 0.7% | $1.25 |
| 2015 | 232.8 | 2.4% | $1.26 |
| 2014 | 227.4 | 14.6% | $1.29 |
| 2013 | 198.4 | 1.2% | $1.48 |
| 2012 | 196.1 | -7.0% | $1.50 |
| 2011 | 210.8 | 15.4% | $1.39 |
| 2010 | 182.6 | 10.4% | $1.61 |
| 2009 | 165.4 | -7.2% | $1.78 |
| 2008 | 178.2 | 4.4% | $1.65 |
| 2007 | 170.7 | -0.3% | $1.72 |
| 2006 | 171.2 | -7.3% | $1.72 |
| 2005 | 184.6 | -1.3% | $1.59 |
| 2004 | 187.1 | 29.1% | $1.57 |
| 2003 | 144.9 | -7.1% | $2.03 |
| 2002 | 156.0 | -9.1% | $1.88 |
| 2001 | 171.6 | 26.3% | $1.71 |
| 2000 | 135.9 | -6.8% | $2.16 |
| 1999 | 145.8 | -3.1% | $2.01 |
| 1998 | 150.5 | 31.1% | $1.95 |
| 1997 | 114.8 | 6.7% | $2.56 |
| 1996 | 107.6 | 25.6% | $2.73 |
| 1995 | 85.7 | 3.4% | $3.43 |
| 1994 | 82.9 | -4.5% | $3.54 |
| 1993 | 86.8 | -6.1% | $3.38 |
| 1992 | 92.4 | -3.5% | $3.18 |
| 1991 | 95.8 | -2.7% | $3.07 |
| 1990 | 98.5 | -6.2% | $2.98 |
| 1989 | 105.0 | 0.1% | $2.80 |
| 1988 | 104.9 | -0.4% | $2.80 |
| 1987 | 105.3 | 1.8% | $2.79 |
| 1986 | 103.4 | 0.3% | $2.84 |
| 1985 | 103.1 | 1.1% | $2.85 |
| 1984 | 102.0 | 2.4% | $2.88 |
| 1983 | 99.6 | 1.2% | $2.95 |
| 1982 | 98.4 | 2.3% | $2.99 |
| 1981 | 96.2 | 7.6% | $3.05 |
| 1980 | 89.4 | 12.5% | $3.29 |
| 1979 | 79.5 | 13.1% | $3.70 |
| 1978 | 70.3 | 10.9% | $4.18 |
| 1977 | 63.4 | 5.7% | $4.63 |
| 1976 | 60.0 | 23.2% | $4.90 |
| 1975 | 48.7 | 8.9% | $6.03 |
| 1974 | 44.7 | 3.0% | $6.57 |
| 1973 | 43.4 | 5.1% | $6.77 |
| 1972 | 41.3 | -0.5% | $7.11 |
| 1971 | 41.5 | 1.2% | $7.08 |
| 1970 | 41.0 | 2.5% | $7.16 |
| 1969 | 40.0 | 1.3% | $7.34 |
| 1968 | 39.5 | 0.8% | $7.44 |
| 1967 | 39.2 | 2.9% | $7.49 |
| 1966 | 38.1 | 8.9% | $7.71 |
| 1965 | 35.0 | 1.4% | $8.39 |
| 1964 | 34.5 | 1.2% | $8.51 |
| 1963 | 34.1 | -0.3% | $8.61 |
| 1962 | 34.2 | -1.4% | $8.59 |
| 1961 | 34.7 | 2.1% | $8.47 |
| 1960 | 34.0 | -0.3% | $8.64 |
| 1959 | 34.1 | 1.5% | $8.61 |
| 1958 | 33.6 | -0.3% | $8.74 |
| 1957 | 33.7 | 3.1% | $8.72 |
| 1956 | 32.7 | 2.2% | $8.98 |
| 1955 | 32.0 | -2.1% | $9.18 |
| 1954 | 32.7 | -8.1% | $8.98 |
| 1953 | 35.6 | -7.0% | $8.25 |
| 1952 | 38.3 | 4.4% | $7.67 |
| 1951 | 36.7 | 12.2% | $8.00 |
| 1950 | 32.7 | 0.6% | $8.98 |
| 1949 | 32.5 | -16.5% | $9.04 |
| 1948 | 38.9 | 7.8% | $7.55 |
| 1947 | 36.1 | 13.5% | $8.14 |
| 1946 | 31.8 | 41.3% | $9.24 |
| 1945 | 22.5 | 0.9% | $13.06 |
| 1944 | 22.3 | -4.7% | $13.17 |
| 1943 | 23.4 | 10.4% | $12.55 |
| 1942 | 21.2 | 14.6% | $13.86 |
| 1941 | 18.5 | 14.2% | $15.88 |
| 1940 | 16.2 | 11.7% | $18.13 |
| 1939 | 14.5 | $20.26 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SS10011, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have butter prices gone up since 2000?
- Butter prices rose 116% from 2000 to August 2026, faster than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for butter right now?
- Butter prices were 8.3% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of butter in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $216.15.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for butter (series CUUR0000SS10011), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.