Cereals and bakery products priced at $20 in 2017→$27.07 in 2026

Cereals And Bakery Products Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Cereals And Bakery Products, 2017-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for cereals and bakery products are 35.37% higher in 2026 versus 2017 (a $7.07 difference in value).

Between 2017 and 2026, Cereals and bakery products experienced an average inflation rate of 3.42% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, cereals and bakery products costing $20 in the year 2017 would cost $27.07 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.44% during this same period, inflation for cereals and bakery products was lower.

In the year 2017: Pricing changed by -0.52%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for cereals and bakery products during the 2017-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2017 (2.13%), inflation for cereals and bakery products was lower.

Price Inflation for Cereals and bakery products since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1974 (30.09%), 1947 (24.43%), and 1946 (14.51%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2017

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Cereals and bakery products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2017. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2017$20.00-0.52%
2018$20.080.41%
2019$20.361.39%
2020$20.812.20%
2021$21.282.28%
2022$24.0513.02%
2023$26.088.43%
2024$26.220.53%
2025$26.470.97%
2026$27.072.27%*

* 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:

Year19351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CPI13.34213.20013.54213.07512.38312.68312.83313.78314.10814.18314.30016.37520.37522.40022.26722.65824.71725.31725.80826.41726.83327.20028.27528.84229.04229.64230.30830.91731.37531.49231.93333.26734.00834.19235.14237.06738.76739.02543.47556.55862.90861.47562.45068.05074.91783.89292.27596.50099.575103.933107.925110.892114.808122.125132.408139.975145.808151.475156.550163.008167.467173.950177.642181.133184.950188.258193.842198.042202.775206.042208.950212.842222.107244.853252.567250.449260.311267.682270.401271.056274.056273.109271.678272.781276.561282.645289.079326.729354.269356.133359.600367.780

Adjust cereals and bakery products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2017* 2017 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Cereals and bakery products was 271.678 in the year 2017 and 367.780 in 2026:

367.780 / 271.678* $20 = $27.07

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2017 has the same "purchasing power" as $27.07 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Cereals and bakery products).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Cereals and bakery products in 1935. In addition to cereals and bakery products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.