Cereals and bakery products price inflation, 2025→2026

Cereals And Bakery Products Inflation Calculator

Prices for Cereals And Bakery Products, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for cereals and bakery products are 0.52% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.10 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Cereals and bakery products experienced an average inflation rate of 0.52% per year. In other words, cereals and bakery products costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.10 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for cereals and bakery products was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.91%, which is above the average yearly change for cereals and bakery products during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), 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 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Cereals and bakery products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.91%
2026	$20.10	0.52%*

* 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	2025	2026
CPI	13.342	13.200	13.542	13.075	12.383	12.683	12.833	13.783	14.108	14.183	14.300	16.375	20.375	22.400	22.267	22.658	24.717	25.317	25.808	26.417	26.833	27.200	28.275	28.842	29.042	29.642	30.308	30.917	31.375	31.492	31.933	33.267	34.008	34.192	35.142	37.067	38.767	39.025	43.475	56.558	62.908	61.475	62.450	68.050	74.917	83.892	92.275	96.500	99.575	103.933	107.925	110.892	114.808	122.125	132.408	139.975	145.808	151.475	156.550	163.008	167.467	173.950	177.642	181.133	184.950	188.258	193.842	198.042	202.775	206.042	208.950	212.842	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	356.133	359.383	361.255

Adjust cereals and bakery products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Cereals and bakery products was 359.383 in the year 2025 and 361.255 in 2026:

361.255 / 359.383 * $20 = $20.10

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.10 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.