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Basket item · 0.454 kg

Butter

United States · September 2026$3.96−17.3% in a year · $8.73 per kg
Canada · September 2026C$5.58+1.1% in a year · ≈ $4.00 US

Three years of butter

Cost of 0.454 kg, in US dollars.

$3.70$4.06$4.41$4.77$5.13202420252026
United StatesCanada (converted)

US: BLS average price series APU0000FS1101, converted to kg. Canada: Statistics Canada, "Butter, 454 grams", scaled to 0.454 kg. Package sizes and grades are similar but not identical between countries; see how we price.

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