According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fish and seafood are 5,387.49% higher in 2024 versus 1938 (a $1,077.50 difference in value).
Between 1938 and 2024: Fish experienced an average inflation rate of 4.77% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fish costing $20 in the year 1938 would cost $1,097.50 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for fish was higher.
In the year 1938: Pricing changed by 0.61%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for fish during the 1938-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1938 (-2.03%), inflation for fish was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fish, over time, for $20 beginning in 1938. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | $20.00 | 0.61% |
| 1939 | $19.90 | -0.48% |
| 1940 | $21.86 | 9.84% |
| 1941 | $24.57 | 12.39% |
| 1942 | $32.19 | 31.00% |
| 1943 | $40.75 | 26.60% |
| 1944 | $40.92 | 0.42% |
| 1945 | $42.83 | 4.67% |
| 1946 | $46.63 | 8.87% |
| 1947 | $53.54 | 14.83% |
| 1948 | $61.77 | 15.36% |
| 1949 | $62.06 | 0.47% |
| 1950 | $60.89 | -1.87% |
| 1951 | $69.55 | 14.22% |
| 1952 | $67.71 | -2.64% |
| 1953 | $65.22 | -3.68% |
| 1954 | $65.54 | 0.48% |
| 1955 | $64.14 | -2.14% |
| 1956 | $64.09 | -0.08% |
| 1957 | $65.01 | 1.43% |
| 1958 | $69.46 | 6.85% |
| 1959 | $70.74 | 1.85% |
| 1960 | $70.74 | 0.00% ** |
| 1961 | $72.29 | 2.19% |
| 1962 | $75.38 | 4.28% |
| 1963 | $75.24 | -0.19% |
| 1964 | $73.47 | -2.35% |
| 1965 | $75.65 | 2.96% |
| 1966 | $80.56 | 6.49% |
| 1967 | $83.29 | 3.39% |
| 1968 | $84.69 | 1.68% |
| 1969 | $89.29 | 5.43% |
| 1970 | $98.31 | 10.10% |
| 1971 | $108.44 | 10.31% |
| 1972 | $118.16 | 8.97% |
| 1973 | $135.67 | 14.82% |
| 1974 | $156.35 | 15.24% |
| 1975 | $169.29 | 8.28% |
| 1976 | $189.33 | 11.84% |
| 1977 | $209.60 | 10.70% |
| 1978 | $229.38 | 9.44% |
| 1979 | $251.78 | 9.76% |
| 1980 | $275.11 | 9.27% |
| 1981 | $297.99 | 8.32% |
| 1982 | $308.71 | 3.60% |
| 1983 | $312.21 | 1.14% |
| 1984 | $322.20 | 3.20% |
| 1985 | $338.11 | 4.94% |
| 1986 | $369.12 | 9.17% |
| 1987 | $408.44 | 10.65% |
| 1988 | $431.92 | 5.75% |
| 1989 | $451.41 | 4.51% |
| 1990 | $461.28 | 2.19% |
| 1991 | $466.26 | 1.08% |
| 1992 | $476.88 | 2.28% |
| 1993 | $492.38 | 3.25% |
| 1994 | $514.61 | 4.51% |
| 1995 | $539.52 | 4.84% |
| 1996 | $544.16 | 0.86% |
| 1997 | $556.86 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | $571.29 | 2.59% |
| 1999 | $582.56 | 1.97% |
| 2000 | $598.45 | 2.73% |
| 2001 | $600.73 | 0.38% |
| 2002 | $591.22 | -1.58% |
| 2003 | $597.32 | 1.03% |
| 2004 | $610.96 | 2.28% |
| 2005 | $629.04 | 2.96% |
| 2006 | $658.67 | 4.71% |
| 2007 | $688.78 | 4.57% |
| 2008 | $729.77 | 5.95% |
| 2009 | $756.28 | 3.63% |
| 2010 | $764.68 | 1.11% |
| 2011 | $818.96 | 7.10% |
| 2012 | $838.33 | 2.36% |
| 2013 | $859.09 | 2.48% |
| 2014 | $908.61 | 5.76% |
| 2015 | $900.12 | -0.93% |
| 2016 | $893.60 | -0.72% |
| 2017 | $904.42 | 1.21% |
| 2018 | $923.57 | 2.12% |
| 2019 | $938.43 | 1.61% |
| 2020 | $969.05 | 3.26% |
| 2021 | $1,021.32 | 5.39% |
| 2022 | $1,114.75 | 9.15% |
| 2023 | $1,118.23 | 0.31% |
| 2024 | $1,097.50 | -1.85%* |
* 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 Fish and seafood:
| 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 |
| CPI | 6.169 | 6.200 | 6.323 | 6.362 | 6.331 | 6.954 | 7.815 | 10.238 | 12.962 | 13.015 | 13.623 | 14.831 | 17.031 | 19.646 | 19.738 | 19.369 | 22.123 | 21.538 | 20.746 | 20.846 | 20.400 | 20.385 | 20.677 | 22.092 | 22.500 | 22.500 | 22.992 | 23.977 | 23.931 | 23.369 | 24.062 | 25.623 | 26.492 | 26.938 | 28.400 | 31.269 | 34.492 | 37.585 | 43.154 | 49.731 | 53.846 | 60.223 | 66.669 | 72.962 | 80.085 | 87.508 | 94.785 | 98.192 | 99.308 | 102.485 | 107.546 | 117.408 | 129.915 | 137.385 | 143.585 | 146.723 | 148.308 | 151.685 | 156.615 | 163.685 | 171.608 | 173.085 | 177.123 | 181.715 | 185.300 | 190.354 | 191.077 | 188.054 | 189.992 | 194.331 | 200.085 | 209.508 | 219.087 | 232.122 | 240.556 | 243.229 | 260.493 | 266.652 | 273.256 | 289.007 | 286.308 | 284.233 | 287.676 | 293.767 | 298.493 | 308.232 | 324.857 | 354.576 | 355.683 | 349.089 |