Bakery products priced at $20 in 2022 $22.01 in 2024

Bakery Products Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Bakery Products, 2022-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for bakery products are 10.04% higher in 2024 versus 2022 (a $2.01 difference in value).

Between 2022 and 2024: Bakery products experienced an average inflation rate of 4.90% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, bakery products costing $20 in the year 2022 would cost $22.01 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.47% during this same period, inflation for bakery products was higher.

In the year 2022: Pricing changed by 12.70%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for bakery products during the 2022-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2022 (8%), inflation for bakery products was much higher.

Price Inflation for Bakery products since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (12.70%), 1980 (11.38%), and 1979 (10.65%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2022

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Bakery products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2022. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2022$20.0012.70%
2023$21.808.99%
2024$22.010.96%*

* 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 Bakery products:

Year197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI64.70067.99275.23183.79291.83896.14699.654104.185108.169111.062115.062121.769131.515139.215144.723150.408155.677161.869167.354176.069181.138185.415189.431194.108201.315206.123211.654216.238220.523226.362236.633261.026268.906267.956277.950286.583291.489292.532296.603296.866296.830299.298304.810312.064319.920360.548392.958396.743

Adjust bakery products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2022 * 2022 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Bakery products was 360.548 in the year 2022 and 396.743 in 2024:

396.743 / 360.548 * $20 = $22.01

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2022 has the same "purchasing power" as $22.01 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Bakery products).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Bakery products in 1977. In addition to bakery products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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