According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food were 2,455.24% higher in 2018 versus 1913 (a $29,462.85 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 $1,200 in the year 1913 would cost $30,662.85 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food, over time, for $1,200 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 | $1,200.00 | - |
1914 | $1,227.91 | 2.33% |
1915 | $1,215.81 | -0.98% |
1916 | $1,363.72 | 12.17% |
1917 | $1,754.42 | 28.65% |
1918 | $2,019.53 | 15.11% |
1919 | $2,246.51 | 11.24% |
1920 | $2,536.74 | 12.92% |
1921 | $1,922.79 | -24.20% |
1922 | $1,800.93 | -6.34% |
1923 | $1,860.47 | 3.31% |
1924 | $1,841.86 | -1.00% |
1925 | $1,995.35 | 8.33% |
1926 | $2,061.40 | 3.31% |
1927 | $1,986.98 | -3.61% |
1928 | $1,964.65 | -1.12% |
1929 | $1,989.77 | 1.28% |
1930 | $1,892.09 | -4.91% |
1931 | $1,560.00 | -17.55% |
1932 | $1,296.74 | -16.88% |
1933 | $1,259.53 | -2.87% |
1934 | $1,403.72 | 11.45% |
1935 | $1,506.05 | 7.29% |
1936 | $1,520.00 | 0.93% |
1937 | $1,582.33 | 4.10% |
1938 | $1,467.91 | -7.23% |
1939 | $1,429.77 | -2.60% |
1940 | $1,449.30 | 1.37% |
1941 | $1,581.40 | 9.11% |
1942 | $1,860.47 | 17.65% |
1943 | $2,067.91 | 11.15% |
1944 | $2,040.93 | -1.30% |
1945 | $2,087.44 | 2.28% |
1946 | $2,396.28 | 14.80% |
1947 | $2,909.77 | 21.43% |
1948 | $3,154.42 | 8.41% |
1949 | $3,030.70 | -3.92% |
1950 | $3,070.70 | 1.32% |
1951 | $3,413.02 | 11.15% |
1952 | $3,473.49 | 1.77% |
1953 | $3,418.60 | -1.58% |
1954 | $3,414.88 | -0.11% |
1955 | $3,363.72 | -1.50% |
1956 | $3,388.84 | 0.75% |
1957 | $3,497.67 | 3.21% |
1958 | $3,648.37 | 4.31% |
1959 | $3,586.98 | -1.68% |
1960 | $3,629.77 | 1.19% |
1961 | $3,671.63 | 1.15% |
1962 | $3,704.19 | 0.89% |
1963 | $3,757.21 | 1.43% |
1964 | $3,806.51 | 1.31% |
1965 | $3,891.16 | 2.22% |
1966 | $4,088.37 | 5.07% |
1967 | $4,119.07 | 0.75% |
1968 | $4,267.91 | 3.61% |
1969 | $4,487.44 | 5.14% |
1970 | $4,740.47 | 5.64% |
1971 | $4,880.00 | 2.94% |
1972 | $5,090.23 | 4.31% |
1973 | $5,826.05 | 14.46% |
1974 | $6,665.12 | 14.40% |
1975 | $7,230.70 | 8.49% |
1976 | $7,453.02 | 3.07% |
1977 | $7,922.79 | 6.30% |
1978 | $8,713.49 | 9.98% |
1979 | $9,664.19 | 10.91% |
1980 | $10,493.95 | 8.59% |
1981 | $11,314.42 | 7.82% |
1982 | $11,773.02 | 4.05% |
1983 | $12,021.40 | 2.11% |
1984 | $12,483.72 | 3.85% |
1985 | $12,766.51 | 2.27% |
1986 | $13,174.88 | 3.20% |
1987 | $13,723.72 | 4.17% |
1988 | $14,291.16 | 4.13% |
1989 | $15,125.58 | 5.84% |
1990 | $16,007.44 | 5.83% |
1991 | $16,477.21 | 2.93% |
1992 | $16,675.35 | 1.20% |
1993 | $17,034.42 | 2.15% |
1994 | $17,447.44 | 2.42% |
1995 | $17,947.91 | 2.87% |
1996 | $18,536.74 | 3.28% |
1997 | $19,019.53 | 2.60% |
1998 | $19,431.63 | 2.17% |
1999 | $19,844.65 | 2.13% |
2000 | $20,293.95 | 2.26% |
2001 | $20,931.16 | 3.14% |
2002 | $21,309.77 | 1.81% |
2003 | $21,764.65 | 2.13% |
2004 | $22,514.42 | 3.44% |
2005 | $23,064.19 | 2.44% |
2006 | $23,602.79 | 2.34% |
2007 | $24,538.67 | 3.97% |
2008 | $25,891.93 | 5.51% |
2009 | $26,357.36 | 1.80% |
2010 | $26,559.31 | 0.77% |
2011 | $27,552.93 | 3.74% |
2012 | $28,270.74 | 2.61% |
2013 | $28,664.93 | 1.39% |
2014 | $29,352.73 | 2.40% |
2015 | $29,898.17 | 1.86% |
2016 | $29,982.38 | 0.28% |
2017 | $30,240.41 | 0.86% |
2018 | $30,662.85 | 1.40% |
2019 | $31,238.23 | 1.88% |
2020 | $32,314.89 | 3.45% |
2021 | $33,589.05 | 3.94% |
2022 | $36,930.60 | 9.95% |
2023 | $39,056.21 | 5.76% |
2024 | $39,628.88 | 1.47%* |
* 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 | 327.700 |