According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food were 2,503.19% higher in 2019 versus 1913 (a $185,235.77 difference in value).
Between 1913 and 2019: Food experienced an average inflation rate of 3.12% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food costing $7,400 in the year 1913 would cost $192,635.77 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food, over time, for $7,400 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 | $7,400.00 | - |
1914 | $7,572.09 | 2.33% |
1915 | $7,497.52 | -0.98% |
1916 | $8,409.61 | 12.17% |
1917 | $10,818.91 | 28.65% |
1918 | $12,453.80 | 15.11% |
1919 | $13,853.49 | 11.24% |
1920 | $15,643.26 | 12.92% |
1921 | $11,857.21 | -24.20% |
1922 | $11,105.74 | -6.34% |
1923 | $11,472.87 | 3.31% |
1924 | $11,358.14 | -1.00% |
1925 | $12,304.65 | 8.33% |
1926 | $12,711.94 | 3.31% |
1927 | $12,253.02 | -3.61% |
1928 | $12,115.35 | -1.12% |
1929 | $12,270.23 | 1.28% |
1930 | $11,667.91 | -4.91% |
1931 | $9,620.00 | -17.55% |
1932 | $7,996.59 | -16.88% |
1933 | $7,767.13 | -2.87% |
1934 | $8,656.28 | 11.45% |
1935 | $9,287.29 | 7.29% |
1936 | $9,373.33 | 0.93% |
1937 | $9,757.67 | 4.10% |
1938 | $9,052.09 | -7.23% |
1939 | $8,816.90 | -2.60% |
1940 | $8,937.36 | 1.37% |
1941 | $9,751.94 | 9.11% |
1942 | $11,472.87 | 17.65% |
1943 | $12,752.09 | 11.15% |
1944 | $12,585.74 | -1.30% |
1945 | $12,872.56 | 2.28% |
1946 | $14,777.05 | 14.80% |
1947 | $17,943.57 | 21.43% |
1948 | $19,452.25 | 8.41% |
1949 | $18,689.30 | -3.92% |
1950 | $18,935.97 | 1.32% |
1951 | $21,046.98 | 11.15% |
1952 | $21,419.84 | 1.77% |
1953 | $21,081.40 | -1.58% |
1954 | $21,058.45 | -0.11% |
1955 | $20,742.95 | -1.50% |
1956 | $20,897.83 | 0.75% |
1957 | $21,568.99 | 3.21% |
1958 | $22,498.29 | 4.31% |
1959 | $22,119.69 | -1.68% |
1960 | $22,383.57 | 1.19% |
1961 | $22,641.71 | 1.15% |
1962 | $22,842.48 | 0.89% |
1963 | $23,169.46 | 1.43% |
1964 | $23,473.49 | 1.31% |
1965 | $23,995.50 | 2.22% |
1966 | $25,211.63 | 5.07% |
1967 | $25,400.93 | 0.75% |
1968 | $26,318.76 | 3.61% |
1969 | $27,672.56 | 5.14% |
1970 | $29,232.87 | 5.64% |
1971 | $30,093.33 | 2.94% |
1972 | $31,389.77 | 4.31% |
1973 | $35,927.29 | 14.46% |
1974 | $41,101.55 | 14.40% |
1975 | $44,589.30 | 8.49% |
1976 | $45,960.31 | 3.07% |
1977 | $48,857.21 | 6.30% |
1978 | $53,733.18 | 9.98% |
1979 | $59,595.81 | 10.91% |
1980 | $64,712.71 | 8.59% |
1981 | $69,772.25 | 7.82% |
1982 | $72,600.31 | 4.05% |
1983 | $74,131.94 | 2.11% |
1984 | $76,982.95 | 3.85% |
1985 | $78,726.82 | 2.27% |
1986 | $81,245.12 | 3.20% |
1987 | $84,629.61 | 4.17% |
1988 | $88,128.84 | 4.13% |
1989 | $93,274.42 | 5.84% |
1990 | $98,712.56 | 5.83% |
1991 | $101,609.46 | 2.93% |
1992 | $102,831.32 | 1.20% |
1993 | $105,045.58 | 2.15% |
1994 | $107,592.56 | 2.42% |
1995 | $110,678.76 | 2.87% |
1996 | $114,309.92 | 3.28% |
1997 | $117,287.13 | 2.60% |
1998 | $119,828.37 | 2.17% |
1999 | $122,375.35 | 2.13% |
2000 | $125,146.05 | 2.26% |
2001 | $129,075.50 | 3.14% |
2002 | $131,410.23 | 1.81% |
2003 | $134,215.35 | 2.13% |
2004 | $138,838.91 | 3.44% |
2005 | $142,229.15 | 2.44% |
2006 | $145,550.54 | 2.34% |
2007 | $151,321.80 | 3.97% |
2008 | $159,666.93 | 5.51% |
2009 | $162,537.04 | 1.80% |
2010 | $163,782.42 | 0.77% |
2011 | $169,909.74 | 3.74% |
2012 | $174,336.26 | 2.61% |
2013 | $176,767.07 | 1.39% |
2014 | $181,008.53 | 2.40% |
2015 | $184,372.03 | 1.86% |
2016 | $184,891.35 | 0.28% |
2017 | $186,482.52 | 0.86% |
2018 | $189,087.55 | 1.40% |
2019 | $192,635.77 | 1.88% |
2020 | $199,275.17 | 3.45% |
2021 | $207,132.48 | 3.94% |
2022 | $227,738.73 | 9.95% |
2023 | $240,846.65 | 5.76% |
2024 | $244,250.31 | 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 |