Dairy & Related Products Prices

The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks Dairy & Related Products prices under Consumer Price Index series CUSR0000SEFJ, with 84 monthly observations running from January 2019 to January 2026. The CPI is indexed to the 1982–84 base period (= 100), so the latest value of 271.2 means dairy & related products prices are about 271% of that early-1980s baseline. Over the 7-year window on this chart, the category has moved +25.3%, a cumulative change that compounds the monthly inflation readings most shoppers feel one trip at a time.

Year-over-year, dairy & related products prices changed -0.3% between Jan 2025 and Jan 2026. The peak over this span hit 272.8 in August 2025, while the low sat at 216.5 in January 2019, a spread that frames how volatile this category has been versus broader food-at-home CPI. Related categories shown below let you triangulate whether the move is category-specific or part of a broader food-price wave.

Why this matters: BLS CPI data is the same series the Federal Reserve uses to calibrate monetary policy, so it drives interest rate decisions that reach far beyond the grocery aisle. For household budgeting, comparing this category's total change (25.3%) against wage growth and overall food CPI tells you whether dairy & related products is stretching or relieving your grocery budget. The annual averages table below lets you spot the inflection points year by year, and the subcategory breakdown (where available) shows which specific items are moving the most. Data updates monthly from bls.gov/cpi and feeds into every chart and percentage on this page.