Frozen vegetables priced at $20 in 1981 $60.87 in 2024

Frozen Vegetables Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Frozen Vegetables, 1981-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for frozen vegetables are 204.35% higher in 2024 versus 1981 (a $40.87 difference in value).

Between 1981 and 2024: Frozen vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 2.62% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, frozen vegetables costing $20 in the year 1981 would cost $60.87 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.91% during this same period, inflation for frozen vegetables was lower.

In the year 1981: Pricing changed by 12.66%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for frozen vegetables during the 1981-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1981 (10.33%), inflation for frozen vegetables was higher.

Price Inflation for Frozen vegetables since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2023 (14.90%), 1981 (12.66%), and 2022 (10.99%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1981

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Frozen vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 1981. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1981$20.0012.66%
1982$22.0610.31%
1983$22.954.03%
1984$23.612.89%
1985$24.453.53%
1986$24.640.77%
1987$25.282.59%
1988$25.842.23%
1989$28.028.42%
1990$29.144.01%
1991$29.641.72%
1992$29.951.04%
1993$30.552.00%
1994$31.773.99%
1995$32.201.36%
1996$32.882.12%
1997$33.873.02%
1998$34.592.12%
1999$35.181.69%
2000$36.082.56%
2001$38.085.54%
2002$39.132.77%
2003$39.460.85%
2004$40.211.89%
2005$40.671.14%
2006$40.980.77%
2007$41.350.90%
2008$43.615.47%
2009$45.083.37%
2010$44.42-1.47%
2011$45.612.69%
2012$47.423.97%
2013$46.78-1.36%
2014$46.15-1.34%
2015$46.320.35%
2016$46.390.16%
2017$46.530.30%
2018$45.44-2.35%
2019$45.520.17%
2020$47.223.75%
2021$47.490.56%
2022$52.7110.99%
2023$60.5614.90%
2024$60.870.52%*

* 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 vegetables:

Year197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI66.30068.64672.00877.60087.42396.438100.323103.223106.869107.692110.485112.954122.469127.377129.562130.915133.531138.854140.738143.715148.062151.208153.762157.700166.438171.054172.500175.762177.762179.138180.755190.638197.057194.151199.377207.290204.477201.747202.455202.787203.388198.614198.959206.422207.581230.388264.709266.072

Adjust frozen vegetables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1981 * 1981 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Frozen vegetables was 87.423 in the year 1981 and 266.072 in 2024:

266.072 / 87.423 * $20 = $60.87

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1981 has the same "purchasing power" as $60.87 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Frozen vegetables).


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

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