According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for food from vending machines and mobile vendors are 95.60% higher in 2024 versus 2007 (a $19.12 difference in value).
Between 2007 and 2024: Food from vending machines and mobile vendors experienced an average inflation rate of 4.03% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, food from vending machines and mobile vendors costing $20 in the year 2007 would cost $39.12 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.46% during this same period, inflation for food from vending machines and mobile vendors was higher.
In the year 2007: Pricing changed by 2.80%, which is below the average yearly change for food from vending machines and mobile vendors during the 2007-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2007 (2.85%), inflation for food from vending machines and mobile vendors was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Food from vending machines and mobile vendors, over time, for $20 beginning in 2007. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $20.00 | 2.80% |
| 2008 | $20.98 | 4.88% |
| 2009 | $21.93 | 4.54% |
| 2010 | $22.49 | 2.57% |
| 2011 | $22.95 | 2.03% |
| 2012 | $23.69 | 3.24% |
| 2013 | $24.22 | 2.24% |
| 2014 | $24.18 | -0.17% |
| 2015 | $24.72 | 2.23% |
| 2016 | $25.49 | 3.11% |
| 2017 | $26.16 | 2.62% |
| 2018 | $26.97 | 3.08% |
| 2019 | $28.14 | 4.36% |
| 2020 | $28.76 | 2.21% |
| 2021 | $30.09 | 4.61% |
| 2022 | $32.57 | 8.25% |
| 2023 | $37.39 | 14.81% |
| 2024 | $39.12 | 4.62%* |
* 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 Food from vending machines and mobile vendors:
| Year | 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 | 100.000 | 100.515 | 101.331 | 102.423 | 104.208 | 105.562 | 107.715 | 109.838 | 112.569 | 115.100 | 118.325 | 124.099 | 129.729 | 133.064 | 135.770 | 140.168 | 143.309 | 143.063 | 146.252 | 150.805 | 154.760 | 159.532 | 166.485 | 170.162 | 178.001 | 192.686 | 221.216 | 231.440 |