Retail prices of ice cream in the United States have been trending upwards since the mid-90’s. They peaked in 2011 at 5.52 U.S. dollars per half gallon and have settled at an average of 4.75 over the last four years. In 2023, however, ice cream prices reached a new high at 6.02 U.S. dollars. In contrast, per capita consumption of ice cream has been trending downwards, with people eating 20 percent less ice cream per year than they did at the start of the millennium. In 2022, people in the U.S. ate 12.7 pounds of ice cream on average during the year.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 30, 2024). Retail price of ice cream (prepack, bulk, regular) in the United States from 1995 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per 1/2 gallon) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236868/retail-price-of-ice-cream-in-the-united-states/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Retail price of ice cream (prepack, bulk, regular) in the United States from 1995 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per 1/2 gallon)." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236868/retail-price-of-ice-cream-in-the-united-states/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Retail price of ice cream (prepack, bulk, regular) in the United States from 1995 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per 1/2 gallon). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236868/retail-price-of-ice-cream-in-the-united-states/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Retail Price of Ice Cream (Prepack, Bulk, Regular) in The United States from 1995 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars per 1/2 Gallon)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236868/retail-price-of-ice-cream-in-the-united-states/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Retail price of ice cream (prepack, bulk, regular) in the United States from 1995 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per 1/2 gallon) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236868/retail-price-of-ice-cream-in-the-united-states/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Retail price of ice cream (prepack, bulk, regular) in the United States from 1995 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars per 1/2 gallon) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236868/retail-price-of-ice-cream-in-the-united-states/