Fish priced at $20 in 2018 $23.87 in 2025

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Prices for Fish, 2018-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fish and seafood are 19.36% higher in 2025 versus 2018 (a $3.87 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2025: Fish experienced an average inflation rate of 2.56% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fish costing $20 in the year 2018 would cost $23.87 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.47% during this same period, inflation for fish was lower.

In the year 2018: Pricing changed by 2.12%, which is below the average yearly change for fish during the 2018-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2018 (2.44%), inflation for fish was lower.

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 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fish, over time, for $20 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2018$20.002.12%
2019$20.321.61%
2020$20.983.26%
2021$22.125.39%
2022$24.149.15%
2023$24.220.31%
2024$23.76-1.86%
2025$23.870.45%*

* 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:

Year1935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI6.1696.2006.3236.3626.3316.9547.81510.23812.96213.01513.62314.83117.03119.64619.73819.36922.12321.53820.74620.84620.40020.38520.67722.09222.50022.50022.99223.97723.93123.36924.06225.62326.49226.93828.40031.26934.49237.58543.15449.73153.84660.22366.66972.96280.08587.50894.78598.19299.308102.485107.546117.408129.915137.385143.585146.723148.308151.685156.615163.685171.608173.085177.123181.715185.300190.354191.077188.054189.992194.331200.085209.508219.087232.122240.556243.229260.493266.652273.256289.007286.308284.233287.676293.767298.493308.232324.857354.576355.683349.067350.635

Adjust fish prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fish and seafood was 293.767 in the year 2018 and 350.635 in 2025:

350.635 / 293.767 * $20 = $23.87

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.87 in 2025 (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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