According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other sweets are 94.06% higher in 2024 versus 1997 (a $18.81 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2024: Other sweets experienced an average inflation rate of 2.49% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other sweets costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $38.81 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.47% during this same period, inflation for other sweets was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other sweets, over time, for $20 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $20.00 | - |
| 1998 | $20.64 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $21.01 | 1.80% |
| 2000 | $21.28 | 1.27% |
| 2001 | $21.69 | 1.94% |
| 2002 | $22.36 | 3.08% |
| 2003 | $23.14 | 3.47% |
| 2004 | $23.46 | 1.38% |
| 2005 | $23.86 | 1.70% |
| 2006 | $24.49 | 2.64% |
| 2007 | $25.24 | 3.08% |
| 2008 | $27.02 | 7.06% |
| 2009 | $28.65 | 6.01% |
| 2010 | $28.86 | 0.73% |
| 2011 | $29.85 | 3.44% |
| 2012 | $30.93 | 3.62% |
| 2013 | $30.82 | -0.34% |
| 2014 | $30.82 | -0.02% |
| 2015 | $30.73 | -0.29% |
| 2016 | $30.64 | -0.29% |
| 2017 | $31.11 | 1.52% |
| 2018 | $30.83 | -0.88% |
| 2019 | $30.85 | 0.04% |
| 2020 | $31.24 | 1.27% |
| 2021 | $32.08 | 2.70% |
| 2022 | $36.21 | 12.87% |
| 2023 | $38.24 | 5.61% |
| 2024 | $38.81 | 1.50%* |
* 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 Other sweets:
| Year | 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 | 100.000 | 103.215 | 105.069 | 106.400 | 108.469 | 111.815 | 115.692 | 117.292 | 119.285 | 122.438 | 126.206 | 135.120 | 143.236 | 144.280 | 149.248 | 154.643 | 154.114 | 154.085 | 153.644 | 153.204 | 155.530 | 154.162 | 154.230 | 156.182 | 160.395 | 181.035 | 191.194 | 194.057 |