Ice cream and related products priced at $20 in 2012 $25.50 in 2024

Ice Cream And Related Products Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Ice Cream And Related Products, 2012-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for ice cream and related products are 27.48% higher in 2024 versus 2012 (a $5.50 difference in value).

Between 2012 and 2024: Ice cream and related products experienced an average inflation rate of 2.04% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, ice cream and related products costing $20 in the year 2012 would cost $25.50 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.62% during this same period, inflation for ice cream and related products was lower.

In the year 2012: Pricing changed by 3.06%, which is above the average yearly change for ice cream and related products during the 2012-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2012 (2.07%), inflation for ice cream and related products was higher.

Price Inflation for Ice cream and related products since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (13.49%), 1979 (11.70%), and 1981 (10.96%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2012

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Ice cream and related products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2012. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2012$20.003.06%
2013$20.00-0.01%
2014$19.99-0.03%
2015$20.351.76%
2016$20.370.11%
2017$20.410.21%
2018$20.470.30%
2019$20.590.58%
2020$21.393.88%
2021$21.550.76%
2022$23.699.94%
2023$25.467.44%
2024$25.500.15%*

* 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 Ice cream and related products:

Year197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI65.10068.17776.15486.43195.90897.87799.731102.385105.762107.423111.077113.292118.815126.838128.462130.869131.738134.808137.508144.592150.577155.500161.723164.354173.392179.054175.508178.269177.623179.254183.382192.776196.622195.014209.084215.475215.461215.396219.194219.431219.891220.552221.833230.445232.187255.272274.273274.684

Adjust ice cream and related products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2012 * 2012 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Ice cream and related products was 215.475 in the year 2012 and 274.684 in 2024:

274.684 / 215.475 * $20 = $25.50

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2012 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.50 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Ice cream and related products).


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

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