Fish priced at $20 in 2009 $29.62 in 2023

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Prices for Fish, 2009-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fish and seafood are 48.10% higher in 2023 versus 2009 (a $9.62 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2023: Fish experienced an average inflation rate of 2.85% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fish costing $20 in the year 2009 would cost $29.62 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for fish was higher.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by 3.63%, which is above the average yearly change for fish during the 2009-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for fish was much higher.

Price Inflation for Fish and seafood since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1942 (31%), 1943 (26.60%), and 1948 (15.36%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fish, over time, for $20 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$20.003.63%
2010$20.221.11%
2011$21.667.10%
2012$22.172.36%
2013$22.722.48%
2014$24.035.76%
2015$23.80-0.93%
2016$23.63-0.72%
2017$23.921.21%
2018$24.422.12%
2019$24.821.61%
2020$25.633.26%
2021$27.015.39%
2022$29.489.15%
2023$29.620.48%*

* 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:

Year19351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI6.1696.2006.3236.3626.3316.9547.81510.23812.96213.01513.62314.83117.03119.64619.73819.36922.12321.53820.74620.84620.40020.38520.67722.09222.50022.50022.99223.97723.93123.36924.06225.62326.49226.93828.40031.26934.49237.58543.15449.73153.84660.22366.66972.96280.08587.50894.78598.19299.308102.485107.546117.408129.915137.385143.585146.723148.308151.685156.615163.685171.608173.085177.123181.715185.300190.354191.077188.054189.992194.331200.085209.508219.087232.122240.556243.229260.493266.652273.256289.007286.308284.233287.676293.767298.493308.232324.857354.576356.274

Adjust fish prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fish and seafood was 240.556 in the year 2009 and 356.274 in 2023:

356.274 / 240.556 * $20 = $29.62

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $29.62 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Fish and seafood).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Fish and seafood in 1935. In addition to fish, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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