Ice cream · per half gallon · 1981 Verified

$2.01in June 1981 — about $7.41 in today's money.

Price in 1981$2.01
Same money today$7.41
Actual price now · June 2026$5.95
Change since 1981+196%

Price history

1980–2026 · price per half gallon · 1981 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1981; we have not adjusted the figure.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
Series: APU0000710411
Observed: June 1981
Coverage: January 1980 – June 2026
Adjusted by: CPIAUCNS · 90.6 → 333.952 (June 2026)
License: Public domain

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