According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for cookies were 118.48% higher in 2020 versus 1988 (a $23.70 difference in value).
Between 1988 and 2020: Cookies experienced an average inflation rate of 2.47% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, cookies costing $20 in the year 1988 would cost $43.70 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.46% during this same period, inflation for cookies was higher.
In the year 1988: Pricing changed by 5.02%, which is above the average yearly change for cookies during the 1988-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1988 (4.08%), inflation for cookies was higher.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Cookies:
| Year | 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 |
| CPI | 63.500 | 66.215 | 72.708 | 80.862 | 90.562 | 95.615 | 99.200 | 105.177 | 110.908 | 114.792 | 119.931 | 125.954 | 135.308 | 142.938 | 150.823 | 156.269 | 158.885 | 165.808 | 170.185 | 174.762 | 180.192 | 183.108 | 187.338 | 187.631 | 190.715 | 196.162 | 202.569 | 205.192 | 206.423 | 211.577 | 217.879 | 232.443 | 244.084 | 245.378 | 245.932 | 257.435 | 262.598 | 265.134 | 268.451 | 268.315 | 267.394 | 269.443 | 271.841 | 275.190 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Cookies, over time, for $20 beginning in 1988. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | $20.00 | 5.02% |
| 1989 | $21.49 | 7.43% |
| 1990 | $22.70 | 5.64% |
| 1991 | $23.95 | 5.52% |
| 1992 | $24.81 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $25.23 | 1.67% |
| 1994 | $26.33 | 4.36% |
| 1995 | $27.02 | 2.64% |
| 1996 | $27.75 | 2.69% |
| 1997 | $28.61 | 3.11% |
| 1998 | $29.08 | 1.62% |
| 1999 | $29.75 | 2.31% |
| 2000 | $29.79 | 0.16% |
| 2001 | $30.28 | 1.64% |
| 2002 | $31.15 | 2.86% |
| 2003 | $32.17 | 3.27% |
| 2004 | $32.58 | 1.29% |
| 2005 | $32.78 | 0.60% |
| 2006 | $33.60 | 2.50% |
| 2007 | $34.60 | 2.98% |
| 2008 | $36.91 | 6.68% |
| 2009 | $38.76 | 5.01% |
| 2010 | $38.96 | 0.53% |
| 2011 | $39.05 | 0.23% |
| 2012 | $40.88 | 4.68% |
| 2013 | $41.70 | 2.01% |
| 2014 | $42.10 | 0.97% |
| 2015 | $42.63 | 1.25% |
| 2016 | $42.61 | -0.05% |
| 2017 | $42.46 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $42.78 | 0.77% |
| 2019 | $43.17 | 0.89% |
| 2020 | $43.70 | 1.23%* |