According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for beverage materials including coffee and tea are 46.83% higher in 2024 versus 1999 (a $9.37 difference in value).
Between 1999 and 2024: Beverage materials including coffee and tea experienced an average inflation rate of 1.55% per year. In other words, beverage materials including coffee and tea costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $29.37 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.55% during this same period, inflation for beverage materials including coffee and tea was lower.
In the year 1999: Pricing changed by -1.90%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for beverage materials including coffee and tea during the 1999-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for beverage materials including coffee and tea was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Beverage materials including coffee and tea, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1999 | $20.00 | -1.90% |
2000 | $20.24 | 1.21% |
2001 | $20.05 | -0.97% |
2002 | $19.91 | -0.70% |
2003 | $20.12 | 1.09% |
2004 | $20.16 | 0.20% |
2005 | $21.17 | 4.99% |
2006 | $21.51 | 1.61% |
2007 | $22.37 | 3.98% |
2008 | $23.31 | 4.21% |
2009 | $23.41 | 0.42% |
2010 | $23.55 | 0.63% |
2011 | $25.31 | 7.45% |
2012 | $25.56 | 0.98% |
2013 | $24.76 | -3.12% |
2014 | $24.56 | -0.79% |
2015 | $24.88 | 1.28% |
2016 | $24.46 | -1.68% |
2017 | $24.45 | -0.05% |
2018 | $24.12 | -1.34% |
2019 | $24.09 | -0.12% |
2020 | $24.34 | 1.02% |
2021 | $24.90 | 2.32% |
2022 | $27.86 | 11.88% |
2023 | $29.31 | 5.21% |
2024 | $29.37 | 0.18%* |
* 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 Beverage materials including coffee and tea:
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 | 98.638 | 96.769 | 97.938 | 96.992 | 96.315 | 97.362 | 97.554 | 102.423 | 104.077 | 108.221 | 112.780 | 113.254 | 113.967 | 122.458 | 123.663 | 119.803 | 118.856 | 120.371 | 118.348 | 118.292 | 116.709 | 116.563 | 117.751 | 120.484 | 134.797 | 141.826 | 142.087 |