According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food were 1,436.72% higher in 2018 versus 1925 (a $718,358.04 difference in value).
Between 1925 and 2018: Food experienced an average inflation rate of 2.98% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food costing $50,000 in the year 1925 would cost $768,358.04 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.90% during this same period, inflation for food was higher.
In the year 1925: Pricing changed by 8.33%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for food during the 1925-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1925 (2.43%), inflation for food was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food, over time, for $50,000 beginning in 1925. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1925 | $50,000.00 | 8.33% |
1926 | $51,655.01 | 3.31% |
1927 | $49,790.21 | -3.61% |
1928 | $49,230.77 | -1.12% |
1929 | $49,860.14 | 1.28% |
1930 | $47,412.59 | -4.91% |
1931 | $39,090.91 | -17.55% |
1932 | $32,494.17 | -16.88% |
1933 | $31,561.77 | -2.87% |
1934 | $35,174.83 | 11.45% |
1935 | $37,738.93 | 7.29% |
1936 | $38,088.58 | 0.93% |
1937 | $39,650.35 | 4.10% |
1938 | $36,783.22 | -7.23% |
1939 | $35,827.51 | -2.60% |
1940 | $36,317.02 | 1.37% |
1941 | $39,627.04 | 9.11% |
1942 | $46,620.05 | 17.65% |
1943 | $51,818.18 | 11.15% |
1944 | $51,142.19 | -1.30% |
1945 | $52,307.69 | 2.28% |
1946 | $60,046.62 | 14.80% |
1947 | $72,913.75 | 21.43% |
1948 | $79,044.29 | 8.41% |
1949 | $75,944.06 | -3.92% |
1950 | $76,946.39 | 1.32% |
1951 | $85,524.48 | 11.15% |
1952 | $87,039.63 | 1.77% |
1953 | $85,664.34 | -1.58% |
1954 | $85,571.10 | -0.11% |
1955 | $84,289.04 | -1.50% |
1956 | $84,918.41 | 0.75% |
1957 | $87,645.69 | 3.21% |
1958 | $91,421.91 | 4.31% |
1959 | $89,883.45 | -1.68% |
1960 | $90,955.71 | 1.19% |
1961 | $92,004.66 | 1.15% |
1962 | $92,820.51 | 0.89% |
1963 | $94,149.18 | 1.43% |
1964 | $95,384.62 | 1.31% |
1965 | $97,505.83 | 2.22% |
1966 | $102,447.55 | 5.07% |
1967 | $103,216.78 | 0.75% |
1968 | $106,946.39 | 3.61% |
1969 | $112,447.55 | 5.14% |
1970 | $118,787.88 | 5.64% |
1971 | $122,284.38 | 2.94% |
1972 | $127,552.45 | 4.31% |
1973 | $145,990.68 | 14.46% |
1974 | $167,016.32 | 14.40% |
1975 | $181,188.81 | 8.49% |
1976 | $186,759.91 | 3.07% |
1977 | $198,531.47 | 6.30% |
1978 | $218,344.99 | 9.98% |
1979 | $242,167.83 | 10.91% |
1980 | $262,960.37 | 8.59% |
1981 | $283,519.81 | 7.82% |
1982 | $295,011.66 | 4.05% |
1983 | $301,235.43 | 2.11% |
1984 | $312,820.51 | 3.85% |
1985 | $319,906.76 | 2.27% |
1986 | $330,139.86 | 3.20% |
1987 | $343,892.77 | 4.17% |
1988 | $358,111.89 | 4.13% |
1989 | $379,020.98 | 5.84% |
1990 | $401,118.88 | 5.83% |
1991 | $412,890.44 | 2.93% |
1992 | $417,855.48 | 1.20% |
1993 | $426,853.15 | 2.15% |
1994 | $437,202.80 | 2.42% |
1995 | $449,743.59 | 2.87% |
1996 | $464,498.83 | 3.28% |
1997 | $476,596.74 | 2.60% |
1998 | $486,923.08 | 2.17% |
1999 | $497,272.73 | 2.13% |
2000 | $508,531.47 | 2.26% |
2001 | $524,498.83 | 3.14% |
2002 | $533,986.01 | 1.81% |
2003 | $545,384.62 | 2.13% |
2004 | $564,172.49 | 3.44% |
2005 | $577,948.72 | 2.44% |
2006 | $591,445.22 | 2.34% |
2007 | $614,896.74 | 3.97% |
2008 | $648,807.23 | 5.51% |
2009 | $660,469.93 | 1.80% |
2010 | $665,530.54 | 0.77% |
2011 | $690,428.90 | 3.74% |
2012 | $708,416.08 | 2.61% |
2013 | $718,293.71 | 1.39% |
2014 | $735,528.90 | 2.40% |
2015 | $749,196.50 | 1.86% |
2016 | $751,306.76 | 0.28% |
2017 | $757,772.49 | 0.86% |
2018 | $768,358.04 | 1.40% |
2019 | $782,776.22 | 1.88% |
2020 | $809,755.48 | 3.45% |
2021 | $841,683.68 | 3.94% |
2022 | $925,417.25 | 9.95% |
2023 | $978,681.35 | 5.76% |
2024 | $992,512.12 | 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 |