According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for frozen and freeze dried prepared foods are 53.87% higher in 2024 versus 1993 (a $10.77 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2024: Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods experienced an average inflation rate of 1.40% per year. In other words, frozen and freeze dried prepared foods costing $20 in the year 1993 would cost $30.77 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for frozen and freeze dried prepared foods was lower.
In the year 1993: Pricing changed by -0.15%, which is below the average yearly change for frozen and freeze dried prepared foods during the 1993-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1993 (2.95%), inflation for frozen and freeze dried prepared foods was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods, over time, for $20 beginning in 1993. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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1993 | $20.00 | -0.15% |
1994 | $20.32 | 1.61% |
1995 | $20.42 | 0.50% |
1996 | $20.85 | 2.08% |
1997 | $21.20 | 1.68% |
1998 | $21.20 | -0.01% |
1999 | $21.35 | 0.74% |
2000 | $21.63 | 1.30% |
2001 | $22.19 | 2.57% |
2002 | $22.22 | 0.15% |
2003 | $21.93 | -1.33% |
2004 | $22.20 | 1.27% |
2005 | $22.31 | 0.48% |
2006 | $22.39 | 0.35% |
2007 | $22.83 | 1.95% |
2008 | $23.81 | 4.32% |
2009 | $24.48 | 2.80% |
2010 | $24.07 | -1.66% |
2011 | $24.43 | 1.49% |
2012 | $24.73 | 1.22% |
2013 | $24.44 | -1.19% |
2014 | $24.56 | 0.52% |
2015 | $24.89 | 1.31% |
2016 | $24.71 | -0.71% |
2017 | $24.45 | -1.05% |
2018 | $24.30 | -0.63% |
2019 | $24.27 | -0.09% |
2020 | $25.08 | 3.32% |
2021 | $25.67 | 2.36% |
2022 | $29.53 | 15.01% |
2023 | $31.09 | 5.30% |
2024 | $30.77 | -1.02%* |
* 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 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods:
Year | 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 |
CPI | 64.900 | 68.669 | 77.446 | 85.677 | 92.823 | 96.046 | 100.146 | 103.808 | 108.123 | 110.977 | 116.777 | 121.431 | 129.108 | 131.769 | 136.677 | 137.538 | 137.331 | 139.538 | 140.231 | 143.154 | 145.562 | 145.554 | 146.631 | 148.531 | 152.354 | 152.585 | 150.562 | 152.469 | 153.200 | 153.738 | 156.737 | 163.515 | 168.090 | 165.300 | 167.767 | 169.812 | 167.791 | 168.671 | 170.879 | 169.674 | 167.892 | 166.835 | 166.681 | 172.212 | 176.270 | 202.737 | 213.481 | 211.311 |