Meats, poultry, and fish priced at $20 in 1968 $166.60 in 2023

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Prices for Meats, Poultry, And Fish, 1968-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for meats, poultry, and fish are 733.01% higher in 2023 versus 1968 (a $146.60 difference in value).

Between 1968 and 2023: Meats, poultry, and fish experienced an average inflation rate of 3.93% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, meats, poultry, and fish costing $20 in the year 1968 would cost $166.60 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.00% during this same period, inflation for meats, poultry, and fish was lower.

In the year 1968: Pricing changed by 2.28%, which is below the average yearly change for meats, poultry, and fish during the 1968-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1968 (4.27%), inflation for meats, poultry, and fish was lower.

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 1968

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Meats, poultry, and fish, over time, for $20 beginning in 1968. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1968$20.002.28%
1969$21.678.34%
1970$22.795.16%
1971$22.860.32%
1972$25.059.57%
1973$31.3725.27%
1974$32.062.18%
1975$34.818.59%
1976$35.100.81%
1977$34.89-0.60%
1978$40.7516.80%
1979$46.8114.88%
1980$48.543.71%
1981$50.564.15%
1982$52.594.01%
1983$52.23-0.67%
1984$53.101.67%
1985$52.93-0.32%
1986$55.234.33%
1987$58.796.45%
1988$60.863.53%
1989$63.925.02%
1990$68.607.32%
1991$70.162.28%
1992$69.64-0.74%
1993$71.913.26%
1994$72.971.48%
1995$73.650.93%
1996$76.253.52%
1997$78.432.87%
1998$77.78-0.83%
1999$78.320.69%
2000$81.854.51%
2001$85.514.46%
2002$85.900.46%
2003$89.354.01%
2004$95.967.41%
2005$98.262.39%
2006$99.070.83%
2007$102.853.82%
2008$107.164.19%
2009$107.720.52%
2010$109.791.92%
2011$117.867.36%
2012$122.073.57%
2013$124.592.06%
2014$133.557.19%
2015$136.061.88%
2016$131.29-3.51%
2017$131.10-0.15%
2018$131.970.67%
2019$133.321.02%
2020$141.746.32%
2021$151.336.77%
2022$165.859.59%
2023$166.600.46%*

* 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:

Year19351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI13.00812.88513.78512.89212.61512.49214.03816.43117.46216.94617.13121.03128.32332.15430.43831.74635.50035.19233.30032.73130.76929.41531.86934.87733.53133.12333.16933.97733.48532.93835.12338.10037.14637.99241.16243.28543.42347.57759.60060.90066.13166.66966.26977.40088.91592.21596.03899.89299.223100.877100.554104.908111.669115.615121.423130.308133.277132.285136.600138.623139.915144.838148.992147.762148.785155.492162.431163.177169.723182.292186.654188.200195.383203.566204.620208.553223.892231.890236.673253.689258.465249.397249.035250.694253.261269.255287.475315.045316.481

Adjust meats, poultry, and fish prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 1968 * 1968 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Meats, poultry, and fish was 37.992 in the year 1968 and 316.481 in 2023:

316.481 / 37.992 * $20 = $166.60

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1968 has the same "purchasing power" as $166.60 in 2023 (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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