Bread price history from 2016 through 2021

Bread Inflation Calculator

Prices for Bread, 2016-2021 ($5)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for bread were 7.57% higher in 2021 versus 2016 (a $0.38 difference in value).

Between 2016 and 2021: Bread experienced an average inflation rate of 1.47% per year. In other words, bread costing $5 in the year 2016 would cost $5.38 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.01% during this same period, inflation for bread was lower.

In the year 2016: Pricing changed by -0.11%, which is below the average yearly change for bread during the 2016-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2016 (1.26%), inflation for bread was lower.

Price Inflation for Bread since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2008 (14.61%), 2007 (7.44%), and 2011 (5.58%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Bread:

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
CPI	100.000	101.108	103.815	107.362	112.531	115.362	118.515	121.138	126.238	130.392	140.094	160.559	162.576	159.759	168.673	173.391	176.765	176.423	178.654	178.453	178.285	179.352	184.134	190.673	191.965

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Buying power of $5 since 2016

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Bread, over time, for $5 beginning in 2016. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2016	$5.00	-0.11%
2017	$5.00	-0.09%
2018	$5.03	0.60%
2019	$5.16	2.67%
2020	$5.34	3.55%
2021	$5.38	0.68%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for bread, 2016-2021

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2021 / CPI in 2016 * 2016 USD value = 2021 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Bread was 178.453 in the year 2016 and 191.965 in 2021:

191.965 / 178.453 * $5 = $5.38

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $5 in 2016 has the same "purchasing power" as $5.38 in 2021 (in the CPI category of Bread).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Bread in 1997. In addition to bread, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.