Fresh cakes and cupcakes priced at $20 in 1979 $106.58 in 2024

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Prices for Fresh Cakes And Cupcakes, 1979-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh cakes and cupcakes are 432.89% higher in 2024 versus 1979 (a $86.58 difference in value).

Between 1979 and 2024: Fresh cakes and cupcakes experienced an average inflation rate of 3.79% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh cakes and cupcakes costing $20 in the year 1979 would cost $106.58 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.30% during this same period, inflation for fresh cakes and cupcakes was higher.

In the year 1979: Pricing changed by 9.76%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for fresh cakes and cupcakes during the 1979-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1979 (11.26%), inflation for fresh cakes and cupcakes was lower.

Price Inflation for Fresh cakes and cupcakes since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (12%), 2022 (11.34%), and 1981 (11.02%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1979

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh cakes and cupcakes, over time, for $20 beginning in 1979. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1979$20.009.76%
1980$22.4012.00%
1981$24.8711.02%
1982$26.054.75%
1983$27.144.19%
1984$28.575.28%
1985$29.794.26%
1986$30.462.25%
1987$31.633.83%
1988$33.485.87%
1989$35.395.70%
1990$37.636.33%
1991$39.555.09%
1992$40.442.26%
1993$42.294.57%
1994$43.603.10%
1995$45.734.90%
1996$47.183.17%
1997$48.452.68%
1998$48.870.88%
1999$50.062.43%
2000$51.252.37%
2001$52.923.27%
2002$54.022.07%
2003$55.743.18%
2004$56.872.03%
2005$58.242.41%
2006$59.151.56%
2007$61.534.03%
2008$67.369.47%
2009$69.973.86%
2010$70.170.29%
2011$72.443.23%
2012$75.293.94%
2013$76.481.58%
2014$77.391.19%
2015$79.632.90%
2016$81.442.27%
2017$82.581.39%
2018$84.422.23%
2019$86.412.35%
2020$85.65-0.87%
2021$88.212.98%
2022$98.2111.34%
2023$106.308.24%
2024$106.580.26%*

* 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 Fresh cakes and cupcakes:

Year197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI64.10066.86273.38582.19291.24695.57799.585104.838109.308111.769116.046122.862129.862138.085145.108148.385155.162159.969167.800173.123177.769179.331183.685188.031194.185198.208204.508208.662213.700217.031225.784247.176256.729257.470265.787276.260280.616283.951292.195298.837302.991309.761317.047314.287323.652360.346390.044391.058

Adjust fresh cakes and cupcakes prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1979 * 1979 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fresh cakes and cupcakes was 73.385 in the year 1979 and 391.058 in 2024:

391.058 / 73.385 * $20 = $106.58

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1979 has the same "purchasing power" as $106.58 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Fresh cakes and cupcakes).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Fresh cakes and cupcakes in 1977. In addition to fresh cakes and cupcakes, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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