According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for cereals and bakery products are 60.40% higher in 2024 versus 2007 (a $12.08 difference in value).
Between 2007 and 2024: Cereals and bakery products experienced an average inflation rate of 2.82% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, cereals and bakery products costing $20 in the year 2007 would cost $32.08 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.46% during this same period, inflation for cereals and bakery products was higher.
In the year 2007: Pricing changed by 4.35%, which is above the average yearly change for cereals and bakery products during the 2007-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2007 (2.85%), inflation for cereals and bakery products was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Cereals and bakery products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2007. 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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2007 | $20.00 | 4.35% |
2008 | $22.05 | 10.24% |
2009 | $22.74 | 3.15% |
2010 | $22.55 | -0.84% |
2011 | $23.44 | 3.94% |
2012 | $24.10 | 2.83% |
2013 | $24.35 | 1.02% |
2014 | $24.41 | 0.24% |
2015 | $24.68 | 1.11% |
2016 | $24.59 | -0.35% |
2017 | $24.46 | -0.52% |
2018 | $24.56 | 0.41% |
2019 | $24.90 | 1.39% |
2020 | $25.45 | 2.20% |
2021 | $26.03 | 2.28% |
2022 | $29.42 | 13.02% |
2023 | $31.90 | 8.43% |
2024 | $32.08 | 0.56%* |
* 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 Cereals and bakery products:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 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 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 13.338 | 13.200 | 13.538 | 13.077 | 12.385 | 12.685 | 12.831 | 13.785 | 14.108 | 14.185 | 14.300 | 16.377 | 20.377 | 22.400 | 22.269 | 22.654 | 24.715 | 25.315 | 25.808 | 26.415 | 26.831 | 27.200 | 28.277 | 28.838 | 29.046 | 29.646 | 30.308 | 30.915 | 31.377 | 31.492 | 31.931 | 33.269 | 34.008 | 34.192 | 35.146 | 37.069 | 38.769 | 39.023 | 43.477 | 56.554 | 62.908 | 61.477 | 62.454 | 68.054 | 74.915 | 83.892 | 92.277 | 96.500 | 99.577 | 103.931 | 107.923 | 110.892 | 114.808 | 122.123 | 132.408 | 139.977 | 145.808 | 151.477 | 156.554 | 163.008 | 167.469 | 173.954 | 177.638 | 181.131 | 184.954 | 188.262 | 193.838 | 198.038 | 202.777 | 206.038 | 208.954 | 212.838 | 222.107 | 244.853 | 252.567 | 250.449 | 260.311 | 267.682 | 270.401 | 271.056 | 274.056 | 273.109 | 271.678 | 272.781 | 276.561 | 282.645 | 289.079 | 326.729 | 354.269 | 356.265 |