Bread price history from 2019 through 2020

Bread Inflation Calculator

Prices for Bread, 2019-2020 ($5)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for bread were 3.55% higher in 2020 versus 2019 (a $0.18 difference in value).

Between 2019 and 2020: Bread experienced an average inflation rate of 3.55% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, bread costing $5 in the year 2019 would cost $5.18 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.23% during this same period, inflation for bread was higher.

In the year 2019: Pricing changed by 2.67%, which is below the average yearly change for bread during the 2019-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2019 (1.81%), inflation for bread was higher.

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
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

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Buying power of $5 since 2019

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Bread, over time, for $5 beginning in 2019. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2019	$5.00	2.67%
2020	$5.18	3.55%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for bread, 2019-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2019 * 2019 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Bread was 184.134 in the year 2019 and 190.673 in 2020:

190.673 / 184.134 * $5 = $5.18

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $5 in 2019 has the same "purchasing power" as $5.18 in 2020 (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.