According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food were 2,455.24% higher in 2018 versus 1913 (a $9,820,948,837.21 difference in value).
Between 1913 and 2018: Food experienced an average inflation rate of 3.13% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food costing $400,000,000 in the year 1913 would cost $10,220,948,837.21 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food, over time, for $400,000,000 beginning in 1913. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1913 | $400,000,000.00 | - |
1914 | $409,302,325.58 | 2.33% |
1915 | $405,271,317.83 | -0.98% |
1916 | $454,573,643.41 | 12.17% |
1917 | $584,806,201.55 | 28.65% |
1918 | $673,178,294.57 | 15.11% |
1919 | $748,837,209.30 | 11.24% |
1920 | $845,581,395.35 | 12.92% |
1921 | $640,930,232.56 | -24.20% |
1922 | $600,310,077.52 | -6.34% |
1923 | $620,155,038.76 | 3.31% |
1924 | $613,953,488.37 | -1.00% |
1925 | $665,116,279.07 | 8.33% |
1926 | $687,131,782.95 | 3.31% |
1927 | $662,325,581.40 | -3.61% |
1928 | $654,883,720.93 | -1.12% |
1929 | $663,255,813.95 | 1.28% |
1930 | $630,697,674.42 | -4.91% |
1931 | $520,000,000.00 | -17.55% |
1932 | $432,248,062.02 | -16.88% |
1933 | $419,844,961.24 | -2.87% |
1934 | $467,906,976.74 | 11.45% |
1935 | $502,015,503.88 | 7.29% |
1936 | $506,666,666.67 | 0.93% |
1937 | $527,441,860.47 | 4.10% |
1938 | $489,302,325.58 | -7.23% |
1939 | $476,589,147.29 | -2.60% |
1940 | $483,100,775.19 | 1.37% |
1941 | $527,131,782.95 | 9.11% |
1942 | $620,155,038.76 | 17.65% |
1943 | $689,302,325.58 | 11.15% |
1944 | $680,310,077.52 | -1.30% |
1945 | $695,813,953.49 | 2.28% |
1946 | $798,759,689.92 | 14.80% |
1947 | $969,922,480.62 | 21.43% |
1948 | $1,051,472,868.22 | 8.41% |
1949 | $1,010,232,558.14 | -3.92% |
1950 | $1,023,565,891.47 | 1.32% |
1951 | $1,137,674,418.60 | 11.15% |
1952 | $1,157,829,457.36 | 1.77% |
1953 | $1,139,534,883.72 | -1.58% |
1954 | $1,138,294,573.64 | -0.11% |
1955 | $1,121,240,310.08 | -1.50% |
1956 | $1,129,612,403.10 | 0.75% |
1957 | $1,165,891,472.87 | 3.21% |
1958 | $1,216,124,031.01 | 4.31% |
1959 | $1,195,658,914.73 | -1.68% |
1960 | $1,209,922,480.62 | 1.19% |
1961 | $1,223,875,968.99 | 1.15% |
1962 | $1,234,728,682.17 | 0.89% |
1963 | $1,252,403,100.78 | 1.43% |
1964 | $1,268,837,209.30 | 1.31% |
1965 | $1,297,054,263.57 | 2.22% |
1966 | $1,362,790,697.67 | 5.07% |
1967 | $1,373,023,255.81 | 0.75% |
1968 | $1,422,635,658.91 | 3.61% |
1969 | $1,495,813,953.49 | 5.14% |
1970 | $1,580,155,038.76 | 5.64% |
1971 | $1,626,666,666.67 | 2.94% |
1972 | $1,696,744,186.05 | 4.31% |
1973 | $1,942,015,503.88 | 14.46% |
1974 | $2,221,705,426.36 | 14.40% |
1975 | $2,410,232,558.14 | 8.49% |
1976 | $2,484,341,085.27 | 3.07% |
1977 | $2,640,930,232.56 | 6.30% |
1978 | $2,904,496,124.03 | 9.98% |
1979 | $3,221,395,348.84 | 10.91% |
1980 | $3,497,984,496.12 | 8.59% |
1981 | $3,771,472,868.22 | 7.82% |
1982 | $3,924,341,085.27 | 4.05% |
1983 | $4,007,131,782.95 | 2.11% |
1984 | $4,161,240,310.08 | 3.85% |
1985 | $4,255,503,875.97 | 2.27% |
1986 | $4,391,627,906.98 | 3.20% |
1987 | $4,574,573,643.41 | 4.17% |
1988 | $4,763,720,930.23 | 4.13% |
1989 | $5,041,860,465.12 | 5.84% |
1990 | $5,335,813,953.49 | 5.83% |
1991 | $5,492,403,100.78 | 2.93% |
1992 | $5,558,449,612.40 | 1.20% |
1993 | $5,678,139,534.88 | 2.15% |
1994 | $5,815,813,953.49 | 2.42% |
1995 | $5,982,635,658.91 | 2.87% |
1996 | $6,178,914,728.68 | 3.28% |
1997 | $6,339,844,961.24 | 2.60% |
1998 | $6,477,209,302.33 | 2.17% |
1999 | $6,614,883,720.93 | 2.13% |
2000 | $6,764,651,162.79 | 2.26% |
2001 | $6,977,054,263.57 | 3.14% |
2002 | $7,103,255,813.95 | 1.81% |
2003 | $7,254,883,720.93 | 2.13% |
2004 | $7,504,806,201.55 | 3.44% |
2005 | $7,688,062,015.50 | 2.44% |
2006 | $7,867,596,899.22 | 2.34% |
2007 | $8,179,556,589.15 | 3.97% |
2008 | $8,630,644,961.24 | 5.51% |
2009 | $8,785,786,046.51 | 1.80% |
2010 | $8,853,103,875.97 | 0.77% |
2011 | $9,184,310,077.52 | 3.74% |
2012 | $9,423,581,395.35 | 2.61% |
2013 | $9,554,976,744.19 | 1.39% |
2014 | $9,784,244,961.24 | 2.40% |
2015 | $9,966,055,813.95 | 1.86% |
2016 | $9,994,127,131.78 | 0.28% |
2017 | $10,080,136,434.11 | 0.86% |
2018 | $10,220,948,837.21 | 1.40% |
2019 | $10,412,744,186.05 | 1.88% |
2020 | $10,771,631,007.75 | 3.45% |
2021 | $11,196,350,387.60 | 3.94% |
2022 | $12,310,201,550.39 | 9.95% |
2023 | $13,018,737,984.50 | 5.76% |
2024 | $13,202,719,379.84 | 1.41%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Food:
Year | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 9.923 | 10.154 | 10.054 | 11.277 | 14.508 | 16.700 | 18.577 | 20.977 | 15.900 | 14.892 | 15.385 | 15.231 | 16.500 | 17.046 | 16.431 | 16.246 | 16.454 | 15.646 | 12.900 | 10.723 | 10.415 | 11.608 | 12.454 | 12.569 | 13.085 | 12.138 | 11.823 | 11.985 | 13.077 | 15.385 | 17.100 | 16.877 | 17.262 | 19.815 | 24.062 | 26.085 | 25.062 | 25.392 | 28.223 | 28.723 | 28.269 | 28.238 | 27.815 | 28.023 | 28.923 | 30.169 | 29.662 | 30.015 | 30.362 | 30.631 | 31.069 | 31.477 | 32.177 | 33.808 | 34.062 | 35.292 | 37.108 | 39.200 | 40.354 | 42.092 | 48.177 | 55.115 | 59.792 | 61.631 | 65.515 | 72.054 | 79.915 | 86.777 | 93.562 | 97.354 | 99.408 | 103.231 | 105.569 | 108.946 | 113.485 | 118.177 | 125.077 | 132.369 | 136.254 | 137.892 | 140.862 | 144.277 | 148.415 | 153.285 | 157.277 | 160.685 | 164.100 | 167.815 | 173.085 | 176.215 | 179.977 | 186.177 | 190.723 | 195.177 | 202.916 | 214.106 | 217.955 | 219.625 | 227.842 | 233.777 | 237.037 | 242.725 | 247.235 | 247.931 | 250.065 | 253.558 | 258.316 | 267.219 | 277.756 | 305.388 | 322.965 | 327.529 |