According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for bacon and related products were 158.88% higher in 2020 versus 1995 (a $31.78 difference in value).
Between 1995 and 2020: Bacon and related products experienced an average inflation rate of 3.88% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, bacon and related products costing $20 in the year 1995 would cost $51.78 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.14% during this same period, inflation for bacon and related products was higher.
In the year 1995: Pricing changed by 1.54%, which is below the average yearly change for bacon and related products during the 1995-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1995 (2.81%), inflation for bacon and related products was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Bacon and related products:
Year | 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 |
CPI | 13.600 | 11.892 | 14.985 | 17.223 | 17.985 | 17.100 | 17.231 | 22.485 | 32.746 | 32.423 | 28.038 | 26.846 | 28.300 | 27.315 | 33.269 | 34.500 | 27.862 | 24.554 | 31.546 | 33.777 | 28.285 | 27.854 | 30.338 | 29.977 | 29.085 | 29.223 | 35.615 | 41.908 | 36.792 | 35.800 | 38.777 | 41.946 | 35.531 | 42.992 | 59.246 | 59.031 | 79.323 | 77.392 | 70.946 | 81.685 | 75.831 | 73.538 | 83.323 | 102.138 | 99.977 | 97.885 | 101.338 | 108.531 | 114.577 | 100.877 | 95.823 | 113.392 | 119.823 | 104.600 | 110.808 | 118.131 | 119.954 | 148.900 | 164.031 | 152.000 | 151.477 | 177.538 | 184.592 | 186.238 | 196.562 | 212.008 | 209.800 | 212.977 | 220.978 | 219.349 | 215.861 | 232.207 | 263.405 | 267.691 | 283.854 | 299.687 | 280.969 | 282.682 | 301.979 | 296.766 | 302.619 | 310.531 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Bacon and related products, over time, for $20 beginning in 1995. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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1995 | $20.00 | 1.54% |
1996 | $24.83 | 24.13% |
1997 | $27.35 | 10.16% |
1998 | $25.34 | -7.33% |
1999 | $25.26 | -0.34% |
2000 | $29.60 | 17.20% |
2001 | $30.78 | 3.97% |
2002 | $31.05 | 0.89% |
2003 | $32.77 | 5.54% |
2004 | $35.35 | 7.86% |
2005 | $34.98 | -1.04% |
2006 | $35.51 | 1.51% |
2007 | $36.84 | 3.76% |
2008 | $36.57 | -0.74% |
2009 | $35.99 | -1.59% |
2010 | $38.72 | 7.57% |
2011 | $43.92 | 13.44% |
2012 | $44.63 | 1.63% |
2013 | $47.33 | 6.04% |
2014 | $49.97 | 5.58% |
2015 | $46.85 | -6.25% |
2016 | $47.13 | 0.61% |
2017 | $50.35 | 6.83% |
2018 | $49.48 | -1.73% |
2019 | $50.46 | 1.97% |
2020 | $51.78 | 2.61%* |