According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products are 77.22% higher in 2024 versus 2002 (a $15.44 difference in value).
Between 2002 and 2024: Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products experienced an average inflation rate of 2.64% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products costing $20 in the year 2002 would cost $35.44 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.55% during this same period, inflation for bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products was higher.
In the year 2002: Pricing changed by 0.76%, which is below the average yearly change for bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products during the 2002-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2002 (1.59%), inflation for bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2002. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $20.00 | 0.76% |
| 2003 | $20.57 | 2.83% |
| 2004 | $21.80 | 6.01% |
| 2005 | $21.74 | -0.29% |
| 2006 | $21.80 | 0.31% |
| 2007 | $22.58 | 3.55% |
| 2008 | $22.68 | 0.47% |
| 2009 | $22.63 | -0.26% |
| 2010 | $23.65 | 4.54% |
| 2011 | $26.07 | 10.20% |
| 2012 | $26.25 | 0.70% |
| 2013 | $27.16 | 3.47% |
| 2014 | $29.26 | 7.72% |
| 2015 | $27.75 | -5.15% |
| 2016 | $27.36 | -1.39% |
| 2017 | $28.35 | 3.61% |
| 2018 | $28.08 | -0.95% |
| 2019 | $28.45 | 1.33% |
| 2020 | $29.52 | 3.76% |
| 2021 | $32.50 | 10.08% |
| 2022 | $35.93 | 10.55% |
| 2023 | $34.97 | -2.67% |
| 2024 | $35.44 | 1.36%* |
* 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 Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products:
| 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 | 96.577 | 96.331 | 108.162 | 112.038 | 112.885 | 116.077 | 123.054 | 122.692 | 123.069 | 127.438 | 128.039 | 127.702 | 133.498 | 147.120 | 148.154 | 153.299 | 165.127 | 156.629 | 154.445 | 160.015 | 158.501 | 160.603 | 166.643 | 183.445 | 202.794 | 197.375 | 200.055 |