Dairy and related products priced at $20 in 1951 $167.51 in 2025

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Prices for Dairy And Related Products, 1951-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for dairy and related products are 737.55% higher in 2025 versus 1951 (a $147.51 difference in value).

Between 1951 and 2025: Dairy and related products experienced an average inflation rate of 2.91% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, dairy and related products costing $20 in the year 1951 would cost $167.51 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.45% during this same period, inflation for dairy and related products was lower.

In the year 1951: Pricing changed by 11.52%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for dairy and related products during the 1951-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1951 (7.86%), inflation for dairy and related products was much higher.

Price Inflation for Dairy and related products since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1946 (23.23%), 1974 (18.70%), and 1947 (12.83%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1951

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Dairy and related products, over time, for $20 beginning in 1951. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1951$20.0011.52%
1952$20.864.28%
1953$20.49-1.75%
1954$19.83-3.20%
1955$19.80-0.19%
1956$20.322.64%
1957$20.902.85%
1958$21.221.55%
1959$21.370.72%
1960$21.832.16%
1961$22.171.52%
1962$22.04-0.58%
1963$21.97-0.30%
1964$22.150.82%
1965$22.240.39%
1966$23.666.41%
1967$24.704.38%
1968$25.523.33%
1969$26.343.22%
1970$27.624.85%
1971$28.483.11%
1972$28.941.60%
1973$31.609.19%
1974$37.5118.70%
1975$38.673.12%
1976$41.818.11%
1977$42.942.69%
1978$45.826.73%
1979$51.1311.58%
1980$56.179.85%
1981$60.177.12%
1982$61.011.40%
1983$61.741.20%
1984$62.541.29%
1985$63.711.88%
1986$63.830.19%
1987$65.412.48%
1988$66.922.30%
1989$71.406.69%
1990$78.149.44%
1991$77.26-1.12%
1992$79.362.72%
1993$79.900.67%
1994$81.361.83%
1995$82.030.83%
1996$87.756.97%
1997$89.862.40%
1998$93.113.62%
1999$98.565.85%
2000$99.230.67%
2001$103.183.98%
2002$103.810.61%
2003$103.67-0.14%
2004$111.297.35%
2005$112.641.21%
2006$112.00-0.56%
2007$120.297.39%
2008$129.948.02%
2009$121.67-6.36%
2010$123.051.13%
2011$131.396.78%
2012$134.182.13%
2013$134.360.13%
2014$139.153.56%
2015$137.36-1.28%
2016$134.20-2.30%
2017$134.300.07%
2018$133.68-0.46%
2019$135.061.03%
2020$141.014.40%
2021$142.921.36%
2022$160.0712.00%
2023$166.453.99%
2024$166.05-0.24%
2025$167.510.88%*

* 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 Dairy and related products:

Year1935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI15.32315.98516.56915.66915.06215.94617.60019.70021.17721.00021.06225.95429.28532.20029.35429.03832.38533.76933.17732.11532.05432.90033.83834.36234.60835.35435.89235.68535.57735.86936.00838.31539.99241.32342.65444.72346.11546.85451.16260.73162.62367.70069.52374.20082.79290.94697.42398.78599.969101.262103.162103.354105.915108.354115.608126.523125.100128.508129.369131.738132.831142.092145.500150.769159.592160.669167.069168.092167.862180.200182.385181.362194.770210.396197.013199.245212.745217.270217.554225.310222.418217.306217.455216.462218.693228.322231.422259.184269.528268.876271.238

Adjust dairy and related products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1951 * 1951 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dairy and related products was 32.385 in the year 1951 and 271.238 in 2025:

271.238 / 32.385 * $20 = $167.51

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1951 has the same "purchasing power" as $167.51 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Dairy and related products).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Dairy and related products in 1935. In addition to dairy and related 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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