According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for beverage materials including coffee and tea are 9.60% higher in 2022 versus 2015 (a $1.92 difference in value).
Between 2015 and 2022: Beverage materials including coffee and tea experienced an average inflation rate of 1.32% per year. In other words, beverage materials including coffee and tea costing $20 in the year 2015 would cost $21.92 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.90% during this same period, inflation for beverage materials including coffee and tea was lower.
In the year 2015: Pricing changed by 1.28%, which is below the average yearly change for beverage materials including coffee and tea during the 2015-2022 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation for beverage materials including coffee and tea was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Beverage materials including coffee and tea, over time, for $20 beginning in 2015. 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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2015 | $20.00 | 1.28% |
2016 | $19.66 | -1.68% |
2017 | $19.65 | -0.05% |
2018 | $19.39 | -1.34% |
2019 | $19.37 | -0.12% |
2020 | $19.56 | 1.02% |
2021 | $20.02 | 2.32% |
2022 | $21.92 | 9.50%* |
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 |
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 | 131.926 |