Carbonated drinks priced at $20 in 2019 $25.95 in 2023

Carbonated Drinks Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Carbonated Drinks, 2019-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for carbonated drinks are 29.74% higher in 2023 versus 2019 (a $5.95 difference in value).

Between 2019 and 2023: Carbonated drinks experienced an average inflation rate of 6.73% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, carbonated drinks costing $20 in the year 2019 would cost $25.95 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.08% during this same period, inflation for carbonated drinks was higher.

In the year 2019: Pricing changed by 3.57%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for carbonated drinks during the 2019-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2019 (1.81%), inflation for carbonated drinks was higher.

Price Inflation for Carbonated drinks since 1978

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (12%), 2022 (10.61%), and 1981 (10.02%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2019

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Carbonated drinks, over time, for $20 beginning in 2019. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2019$20.003.57%
2020$21.115.56%
2021$21.933.89%
2022$24.2610.61%
2023$25.956.96%*

* 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 Carbonated drinks:

Year1978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI70.84677.33186.60895.28597.862100.269101.846102.838103.615105.715105.708108.423112.108113.015114.908115.869115.723119.523119.900118.262117.462118.785123.385125.400125.585125.585127.885131.900134.200140.138146.970154.082154.676158.760160.959159.528158.832159.645161.075161.619163.661169.500178.916185.875205.595219.906

Adjust carbonated drinks prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 2019 * 2019 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Carbonated drinks was 169.500 in the year 2019 and 219.906 in 2023:

219.906 / 169.500 * $20 = $25.95

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2019 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.95 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Carbonated drinks).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Carbonated drinks in 1978. In addition to carbonated drinks, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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