Lamb and organ meats priced at $20 in 2011 $20.09 in 2017

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Prices for Lamb And Organ Meats, 2011-2017 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for lamb and organ meats are 0.44% higher in 2017 versus 2011 (a $0.09 difference in value).

Between 2011 and 2017: Lamb and organ meats experienced an average inflation rate of 0.07% per year. In other words, lamb and organ meats costing $20 in the year 2011 would cost $20.09 in 2017 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.44% during this same period, inflation for lamb and organ meats was lower.

In the year 2011: Pricing changed by 15.39%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for lamb and organ meats during the 2011-2017 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2011 (3.16%), inflation for lamb and organ meats was much higher.

Price Inflation for Lamb and organ meats since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1979 (18.16%), 2011 (15.39%), and 1978 (13.90%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2011

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Lamb and organ meats, over time, for $20 beginning in 2011. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2011$20.0015.39%
2012$19.82-0.91%
2013$19.24-2.93%
2014$19.812.98%
2015$20.644.20%
2016$20.64-0.01%
2017$20.09-2.69%*

* 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 Lamb and organ meats:

Year19771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
CPI72.30082.34697.300102.469104.431101.09298.738100.154101.438103.631110.823115.562119.623125.508129.123131.369137.477141.038146.785155.677161.600165.269161.954168.992173.838189.254198.877204.338212.662228.011224.081251.049253.482277.069319.703316.804307.526316.680329.991329.970321.106

Adjust lamb and organ meats prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2017 / CPI in 2011 * 2011 USD value = 2017 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Lamb and organ meats was 319.703 in the year 2011 and 321.106 in 2017:

321.106 / 319.703 * $20 = $20.09

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2011 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.09 in 2017 (in the CPI category of Lamb and organ meats).


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

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