According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food were 2,469.33% higher in 2019 versus 1915 (a $6,173,316.76 difference in value).
Between 1915 and 2019: Food experienced an average inflation rate of 3.17% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food costing $250,000 in the year 1915 would cost $6,423,316.76 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.16% during this same period, inflation for food was higher.
In the year 1915: Pricing changed by -0.98%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for food during the 1915-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1915 (0.92%), inflation for food was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food, over time, for $250,000 beginning in 1915. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1915 | $250,000.00 | -0.98% |
1916 | $280,413.16 | 12.17% |
1917 | $360,749.81 | 28.65% |
1918 | $415,263.96 | 15.11% |
1919 | $461,935.73 | 11.24% |
1920 | $521,614.38 | 12.92% |
1921 | $395,371.08 | -24.20% |
1922 | $370,313.70 | -6.34% |
1923 | $382,555.47 | 3.31% |
1924 | $378,729.92 | -1.00% |
1925 | $410,290.74 | 8.33% |
1926 | $423,871.46 | 3.31% |
1927 | $408,569.24 | -3.61% |
1928 | $403,978.58 | -1.12% |
1929 | $409,143.08 | 1.28% |
1930 | $389,058.91 | -4.91% |
1931 | $320,772.76 | -17.55% |
1932 | $266,641.16 | -16.88% |
1933 | $258,990.05 | -2.87% |
1934 | $288,638.10 | 11.45% |
1935 | $309,678.65 | 7.29% |
1936 | $312,547.82 | 0.93% |
1937 | $325,363.43 | 4.10% |
1938 | $301,836.27 | -7.23% |
1939 | $293,993.88 | -2.60% |
1940 | $298,010.71 | 1.37% |
1941 | $325,172.15 | 9.11% |
1942 | $382,555.47 | 17.65% |
1943 | $425,210.41 | 11.15% |
1944 | $419,663.35 | -1.30% |
1945 | $429,227.24 | 2.28% |
1946 | $492,731.45 | 14.80% |
1947 | $598,316.76 | 21.43% |
1948 | $648,622.80 | 8.41% |
1949 | $623,182.86 | -3.92% |
1950 | $631,407.80 | 1.32% |
1951 | $701,798.01 | 11.15% |
1952 | $714,231.06 | 1.77% |
1953 | $702,945.68 | -1.58% |
1954 | $702,180.57 | -0.11% |
1955 | $691,660.29 | -1.50% |
1956 | $696,824.79 | 0.75% |
1957 | $719,204.28 | 3.21% |
1958 | $750,191.28 | 4.31% |
1959 | $737,566.95 | -1.68% |
1960 | $746,365.72 | 1.19% |
1961 | $754,973.22 | 1.15% |
1962 | $761,667.94 | 0.89% |
1963 | $772,570.77 | 1.43% |
1964 | $782,708.49 | 1.31% |
1965 | $800,114.77 | 2.22% |
1966 | $840,665.65 | 5.07% |
1967 | $846,977.81 | 0.75% |
1968 | $877,582.25 | 3.61% |
1969 | $922,723.79 | 5.14% |
1970 | $974,751.34 | 5.64% |
1971 | $1,003,443.00 | 2.94% |
1972 | $1,046,671.77 | 4.31% |
1973 | $1,197,972.46 | 14.46% |
1974 | $1,370,504.97 | 14.40% |
1975 | $1,486,801.84 | 8.49% |
1976 | $1,532,517.21 | 3.07% |
1977 | $1,629,112.47 | 6.30% |
1978 | $1,791,698.55 | 9.98% |
1979 | $1,987,184.39 | 10.91% |
1980 | $2,157,804.13 | 8.59% |
1981 | $2,326,511.09 | 7.82% |
1982 | $2,420,811.02 | 4.05% |
1983 | $2,471,882.17 | 2.11% |
1984 | $2,566,947.21 | 3.85% |
1985 | $2,625,095.64 | 2.27% |
1986 | $2,709,066.56 | 3.20% |
1987 | $2,821,920.43 | 4.17% |
1988 | $2,938,599.85 | 4.13% |
1989 | $3,110,175.98 | 5.84% |
1990 | $3,291,507.27 | 5.83% |
1991 | $3,388,102.52 | 2.93% |
1992 | $3,428,844.68 | 1.20% |
1993 | $3,502,677.89 | 2.15% |
1994 | $3,587,605.20 | 2.42% |
1995 | $3,690,512.62 | 2.87% |
1996 | $3,811,591.43 | 3.28% |
1997 | $3,910,864.58 | 2.60% |
1998 | $3,995,600.61 | 2.17% |
1999 | $4,080,527.93 | 2.13% |
2000 | $4,172,915.07 | 2.26% |
2001 | $4,303,940.32 | 3.14% |
2002 | $4,381,790.36 | 1.81% |
2003 | $4,475,325.17 | 2.13% |
2004 | $4,629,495.03 | 3.44% |
2005 | $4,742,540.17 | 2.44% |
2006 | $4,853,289.98 | 2.34% |
2007 | $5,045,728.77 | 3.97% |
2008 | $5,323,991.97 | 5.51% |
2009 | $5,419,693.96 | 1.80% |
2010 | $5,461,220.35 | 0.77% |
2011 | $5,665,531.75 | 3.74% |
2012 | $5,813,131.22 | 2.61% |
2013 | $5,894,185.16 | 1.39% |
2014 | $6,035,614.00 | 2.40% |
2015 | $6,147,767.79 | 1.86% |
2016 | $6,165,084.16 | 0.28% |
2017 | $6,218,140.78 | 0.86% |
2018 | $6,305,003.83 | 1.40% |
2019 | $6,423,316.76 | 1.88% |
2020 | $6,644,703.52 | 3.45% |
2021 | $6,906,700.46 | 3.94% |
2022 | $7,593,802.60 | 9.95% |
2023 | $8,030,877.96 | 5.76% |
2024 | $8,148,631.09 | 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 |