Carbonated drinks priced at $20 in 2024 → $20.37 in 2025

Carbonated Drinks Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Carbonated Drinks, 2024-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for carbonated drinks are 1.84% higher in 2025 versus 2024 (a $0.37 difference in value).

Between 2024 and 2025: Carbonated drinks experienced an average inflation rate of 1.84% per year. In other words, carbonated drinks costing $20 in the year 2024 would cost $20.37 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.65% during this same period, inflation for carbonated drinks was higher.

In the year 2024: Pricing changed by 3.10%, which is above the average yearly change for carbonated drinks during the 2024-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2024 (2.95%), 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 2024

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Carbonated drinks, over time, for $20 beginning in 2024. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2024$20.003.10%
2025$20.371.84%*

* 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:

Year197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI70.84677.33186.60895.28597.862100.269101.846102.838103.615105.715105.708108.423112.108113.015114.908115.869115.723119.523119.900118.262117.462118.785123.385125.400125.585125.585127.885131.900134.200140.138146.970154.082154.676158.760160.959159.528158.832159.645161.075161.619163.661169.500178.916185.875205.595221.557228.429232.620

Adjust carbonated drinks prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2024 * 2024 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Carbonated drinks was 228.429 in the year 2024 and 232.620 in 2025:

232.620 / 228.429 * $20 = $20.37

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2024 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.37 in 2025 (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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