Fresh whole chicken price inflation, 2025→2026

Fresh Whole Chicken Inflation Calculator

Prices for Fresh Whole Chicken, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh whole chicken are 0.86% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.17 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Fresh whole chicken experienced an average inflation rate of -0.86% per year. In other words, fresh whole chicken costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.83 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for fresh whole chicken was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.80%, which is above the average yearly change for fresh whole chicken during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for fresh whole chicken was lower.

Price Inflation for Fresh whole chicken since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1973 (44.26%), 1942 (20.16%), and 1943 (19.07%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh whole chicken, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.80%
2026	$19.83	-0.86%*

* 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 whole chicken:

Year	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	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	2025	2026
CPI	36.225	38.333	39.808	39.692	35.583	35.967	38.725	46.533	55.408	57.275	58.592	65.975	69.500	77.075	72.667	69.533	72.858	73.133	71.308	64.392	67.008	58.733	57.317	56.583	51.575	52.425	47.358	50.008	49.267	48.167	49.783	52.733	48.742	51.142	54.125	52.333	52.925	53.450	77.108	72.283	81.425	76.883	77.258	85.650	87.250	94.417	96.517	94.750	96.267	108.967	104.500	115.417	113.275	125.067	137.117	134.942	131.700	131.867	138.000	140.083	142.225	152.558	158.467	159.575	161.825	162.875	167.975	169.092	165.792	182.367	186.708	184.033	196.176	207.853	211.823	211.065	219.049	229.451	243.490	252.024	253.482	249.434	244.847	248.459	247.733	260.639	270.383	306.568	321.563	327.862	330.488	327.631

Adjust fresh whole chicken prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fresh whole chicken was 330.488 in the year 2025 and 327.631 in 2026:

327.631 / 330.488 * $20 = $19.83

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.83 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Fresh whole chicken).

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