According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for flour and prepared flour mixes are 44.48% higher in 2024 versus 2010 (a $8.90 difference in value).
Between 2010 and 2024: Flour and prepared flour mixes experienced an average inflation rate of 2.66% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, flour and prepared flour mixes costing $20 in the year 2010 would cost $28.90 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.63% during this same period, inflation for flour and prepared flour mixes was higher.
In the year 2010: Pricing changed by -3.45%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for flour and prepared flour mixes during the 2010-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2010 (1.64%), inflation for flour and prepared flour mixes was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Flour and prepared flour mixes, over time, for $20 beginning in 2010. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $20.00 | -3.45% |
| 2011 | $21.45 | 7.27% |
| 2012 | $22.60 | 5.34% |
| 2013 | $22.58 | -0.07% |
| 2014 | $22.32 | -1.16% |
| 2015 | $21.98 | -1.52% |
| 2016 | $21.53 | -2.07% |
| 2017 | $21.13 | -1.85% |
| 2018 | $21.23 | 0.46% |
| 2019 | $21.04 | -0.86% |
| 2020 | $21.30 | 1.21% |
| 2021 | $21.80 | 2.34% |
| 2022 | $25.92 | 18.94% |
| 2023 | $28.65 | 10.50% |
| 2024 | $28.90 | 0.87%* |
* 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 Flour and prepared flour mixes:
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| CPI | 70.300 | 75.846 | 83.585 | 91.692 | 97.308 | 98.785 | 99.315 | 101.938 | 105.369 | 106.638 | 107.546 | 110.654 | 120.177 | 125.154 | 125.654 | 132.569 | 132.438 | 134.785 | 140.800 | 151.600 | 156.269 | 159.062 | 160.931 | 160.162 | 164.269 | 170.954 | 178.423 | 177.823 | 179.577 | 182.177 | 191.583 | 225.830 | 231.790 | 223.801 | 240.064 | 252.895 | 252.721 | 249.798 | 246.003 | 240.906 | 236.439 | 237.527 | 235.478 | 238.326 | 243.899 | 290.088 | 320.548 | 323.349 |