Weights and Measures Inspection Statistics

​In 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's Weights and Measures inspectors conducted 214,511 inspections at 5,767 business locations, including:

Gas Pumps

Grades of Fuel Tested

Consumer Confidence*

Total Accuracy**

 

33,809

99.6%

98.5%

Price Accuracy

Items Tested

 Consumer Confidence*

 Total Accuracy**

 

33,436

98.7%

95.4%

Retail Scales

Scales Inspected

 Consumer Confidence*

 Total Accuracy**

 

8,461

99.6%

96.1%

Package Weight

Packages Inspected

 Consumer Confidence*

 Total Accuracy**

 

133,257

98.1%

98.1%

​* Percent of time a consumer would be charged accurately or undercharged

** Includes all overcharges and undercharges​

 

Fuel Quality

Total Samples Tested

Compliance Rate

 

4,548

98.7%

Download Weights and Measures Inspectio​n Statistics for 2025​

​​Inaccurate Measurements

DACP's weights and measures team conducted 214,511 inspections at 5,767 business locations statewide in 2025. Inspection results followed the trends of recent years:

  • Wisconsin gas pumps continued to provide the correct amount of fuel, or even over-deliver, in nearly 100% of our tests in 2025.
  • Prices at the register were also accurate or in th​e customer's favor in 98.7% of our tests.
  • Tests DATCP conducted on scales used to weigh products sold by weight (such as meat, deli, and produce items) were accurate or measured in the customer's favor almost 100% of the time.
  • Packaged products sold by weight (such as ground beef) met the declared weight on the package or were overweight in 98.1% of tests.

Civil Forfeitures

When inaccurate measurements or prices are identified, violations are reported to store management and orders are issued to correct the problem. In 2025, DATCP inspectors issued 4,821 of these orders and conducted 888 re-inspections to ensure that corrections were made.

If necessary, DATCP can also take steps toward higher-level enforcement.  In 2025, civil forfeiture settlements totaling $576,737.66 were collected from companies as a result of weights and measures inspections including fuel quality violations, produ​ct quantity misrepresentations, and weights and measures service company violations.

Previous Annual Inspection Results​​

40 CFR 280.12 Public Record Statistics

Contact​

Bureau of Weights and Measures

(608) 224-4942, option 5

datcpweightsandmeasures@wi.gov​