Meats, poultry, and fish priced at $20 in 1957 $204.79 in 2024

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Prices for Meats, Poultry, And Fish, 1957-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for meats, poultry, and fish are 923.95% higher in 2024 versus 1957 (a $184.79 difference in value).

Between 1957 and 2024: Meats, poultry, and fish experienced an average inflation rate of 3.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, meats, poultry, and fish costing $20 in the year 1957 would cost $204.79 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for meats, poultry, and fish was lower.

In the year 1957: Pricing changed by 8.34%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for meats, poultry, and fish during the 1957-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1957 (3.34%), inflation for meats, poultry, and fish was much higher.

Price Inflation for Meats, poultry, and fish since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1947 (34.67%), 1973 (25.27%), and 1946 (22.77%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1957

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Meats, poultry, and fish, over time, for $20 beginning in 1957. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1957$20.008.34%
1958$21.899.44%
1959$21.04-3.86%
1960$20.79-1.22%
1961$20.820.14%
1962$21.322.44%
1963$21.01-1.45%
1964$20.67-1.63%
1965$22.046.63%
1966$23.918.48%
1967$23.31-2.50%
1968$23.842.28%
1969$25.838.34%
1970$27.165.16%
1971$27.250.32%
1972$29.869.57%
1973$37.4025.27%
1974$38.222.18%
1975$41.508.59%
1976$41.840.81%
1977$41.59-0.60%
1978$48.5716.80%
1979$55.8014.88%
1980$57.873.71%
1981$60.274.15%
1982$62.694.01%
1983$62.27-0.67%
1984$63.311.67%
1985$63.10-0.32%
1986$65.844.33%
1987$70.086.45%
1988$72.563.53%
1989$76.205.02%
1990$81.787.32%
1991$83.642.28%
1992$83.02-0.74%
1993$85.733.26%
1994$86.991.48%
1995$87.810.93%
1996$90.903.52%
1997$93.502.87%
1998$92.73-0.83%
1999$93.370.69%
2000$97.584.51%
2001$101.944.46%
2002$102.400.46%
2003$106.514.01%
2004$114.407.41%
2005$117.142.39%
2006$118.110.83%
2007$122.623.82%
2008$127.754.19%
2009$128.410.52%
2010$130.881.92%
2011$140.517.36%
2012$145.533.57%
2013$148.532.06%
2014$159.217.19%
2015$162.201.88%
2016$156.51-3.51%
2017$156.29-0.15%
2018$157.330.67%
2019$158.941.02%
2020$168.986.32%
2021$180.416.77%
2022$197.719.59%
2023$201.591.96%
2024$204.791.59%*

* 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 Meats, poultry, and fish:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI13.00812.88513.78512.89212.61512.49214.03816.43117.46216.94617.13121.03128.32332.15430.43831.74635.50035.19233.30032.73130.76929.41531.86934.87733.53133.12333.16933.97733.48532.93835.12338.10037.14637.99241.16243.28543.42347.57759.60060.90066.13166.66966.26977.40088.91592.21596.03899.89299.223100.877100.554104.908111.669115.615121.423130.308133.277132.285136.600138.623139.915144.838148.992147.762148.785155.492162.431163.177169.723182.292186.654188.200195.383203.566204.620208.553223.892231.890236.673253.689258.465249.397249.035250.694253.261269.255287.475315.045321.232326.326

Adjust meats, poultry, and fish prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1957 * 1957 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Meats, poultry, and fish was 31.869 in the year 1957 and 326.326 in 2024:

326.326 / 31.869 * $20 = $204.79

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1957 has the same "purchasing power" as $204.79 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Meats, poultry, and fish).


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

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