According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for crackers, bread, and cracker products are 93% higher in 2024 versus 2000 (a $18.60 difference in value).
Between 2000 and 2024: Crackers, bread, and cracker products experienced an average inflation rate of 2.78% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, crackers, bread, and cracker products costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $38.60 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for crackers, bread, and cracker products was higher.
In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 2.94%, which is above the average yearly change for crackers, bread, and cracker products during the 2000-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for crackers, bread, and cracker products was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Crackers, bread, and cracker products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $20.00 | 2.94% |
| 2001 | $20.58 | 2.92% |
| 2002 | $20.98 | 1.93% |
| 2003 | $21.63 | 3.10% |
| 2004 | $22.16 | 2.42% |
| 2005 | $21.91 | -1.11% |
| 2006 | $22.28 | 1.69% |
| 2007 | $22.69 | 1.83% |
| 2008 | $24.34 | 7.30% |
| 2009 | $25.47 | 4.62% |
| 2010 | $25.42 | -0.19% |
| 2011 | $26.13 | 2.79% |
| 2012 | $26.93 | 3.07% |
| 2013 | $26.74 | -0.71% |
| 2014 | $27.19 | 1.68% |
| 2015 | $27.36 | 0.64% |
| 2016 | $27.21 | -0.55% |
| 2017 | $27.02 | -0.71% |
| 2018 | $26.70 | -1.16% |
| 2019 | $27.28 | 2.15% |
| 2020 | $27.98 | 2.59% |
| 2021 | $29.17 | 4.22% |
| 2022 | $33.86 | 16.07% |
| 2023 | $37.32 | 10.23% |
| 2024 | $38.60 | 3.43%* |
* 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 Crackers, bread, and cracker products:
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| CPI | 67.300 | 70.346 | 76.008 | 82.908 | 87.992 | 93.923 | 99.562 | 106.523 | 115.669 | 119.577 | 123.508 | 129.369 | 141.954 | 155.385 | 166.038 | 174.869 | 177.308 | 180.500 | 185.485 | 202.315 | 210.808 | 214.731 | 218.592 | 225.023 | 231.600 | 236.062 | 243.385 | 249.277 | 246.508 | 250.669 | 255.261 | 273.883 | 286.529 | 285.986 | 293.966 | 302.981 | 300.821 | 305.865 | 307.837 | 306.144 | 303.959 | 300.440 | 306.902 | 314.863 | 328.165 | 380.917 | 419.868 | 434.287 |