Baby Food and Formula priced at $20 in 2012 $30.03 in 2024

Baby Food And Formula Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Baby Food And Formula, 2012-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for baby food and formula are 50.16% higher in 2024 versus 2012 (a $10.03 difference in value).

Between 2012 and 2024: Baby Food and Formula experienced an average inflation rate of 3.45% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, baby food and formula costing $20 in the year 2012 would cost $30.03 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.61% during this same period, inflation for baby food and formula was higher.

In the year 2012: Pricing changed by 4.05%, which is above the average yearly change for baby food and formula during the 2012-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2012 (2.07%), inflation for baby food and formula was higher.

Price Inflation for Baby Food and Formula since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (11.56%), 2023 (8.35%), and 2008 (5.60%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2012

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Baby Food and Formula, over time, for $20 beginning in 2012. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2012$20.004.05%
2013$20.261.31%
2014$20.661.98%
2015$20.63-0.16%
2016$20.891.26%
2017$21.221.59%
2018$21.682.18%
2019$22.604.24%
2020$23.202.62%
2021$23.812.62%
2022$26.5611.56%
2023$28.788.35%
2024$30.034.36%*

* 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 Baby Food and Formula:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000102.100105.977110.269113.831115.854118.692122.585124.362128.015130.415137.715139.985139.927143.402149.214151.166154.161153.917155.851158.333161.782168.648173.071177.612198.145214.682224.052

Adjust baby food and formula prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2012 * 2012 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Baby Food and Formula was 149.214 in the year 2012 and 224.052 in 2024:

224.052 / 149.214 * $20 = $30.03

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2012 has the same "purchasing power" as $30.03 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Baby Food and Formula).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Baby Food and Formula in 1997. In addition to baby food and formula, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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