Cereals and cereal products priced at $20 in 2012 $24.48 in 2025

Cereals And Cereal Products Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Cereals And Cereal Products, 2012-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for cereals and cereal products are 22.40% higher in 2025 versus 2012 (a $4.48 difference in value).

Between 2012 and 2025: Cereals and cereal products experienced an average inflation rate of 1.57% per year. In other words, cereals and cereal products costing $20 in the year 2012 would cost $24.48 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.56% during this same period, inflation for cereals and cereal products was lower.

In the year 2012: Pricing changed by 2.53%, which is above the average yearly change for cereals and cereal products during the 2012-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2012 (2.07%), inflation for cereals and cereal products was higher.

Price Inflation for Cereals and cereal products since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (13.78%), 2022 (13.76%), and 1981 (11.06%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2012

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Cereals and cereal products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2012. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2012$20.002.53%
2013$19.98-0.10%
2014$20.000.07%
2015$20.100.52%
2016$19.85-1.22%
2017$19.55-1.53%
2018$19.46-0.46%
2019$19.540.43%
2020$19.901.83%
2021$20.251.73%
2022$23.0313.76%
2023$24.707.23%
2024$24.62-0.30%
2025$24.48-0.58%*

* 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 cereal products:

Year1977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI63.30068.26274.00884.20893.52397.46299.354103.208107.200110.369113.846122.477133.800141.062147.523153.254157.862164.831167.123168.869169.531171.508174.969175.908178.685181.831185.185186.154186.708187.292194.684214.403221.765217.639227.164232.919232.690232.863234.083231.228227.683226.633227.613231.787235.802268.246287.630286.758285.102

Adjust cereals and cereal products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2012 * 2012 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Cereals and cereal products was 232.919 in the year 2012 and 285.102 in 2025:

285.102 / 232.919 * $20 = $24.48

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2012 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.48 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Cereals and cereal products).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Cereals and cereal products in 1977. In addition to cereals and cereal products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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