Meats, poultry, and fish price inflation, 2021→2025

Meats, Poultry, And Fish Inflation Calculator

Prices for Meats, Poultry, And Fish, 2021-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for meats, poultry, and fish are 15.21% higher in 2025 versus 2021 (a $3.04 difference in value).

Between 2021 and 2025: Meats, poultry, and fish experienced an average inflation rate of 3.60% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, meats, poultry, and fish costing $20 in the year 2021 would cost $23.04 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.15% during this same period, inflation for meats, poultry, and fish was lower.

In the year 2021: Pricing changed by 6.77%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for meats, poultry, and fish during the 2021-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2021 (4.70%), inflation for meats, poultry, and fish was 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 2021

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Meats, poultry, and fish, over time, for $20 beginning in 2021. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2021	$20.00	6.77%
2022	$21.92	9.59%
2023	$22.35	1.96%
2024	$22.72	1.66%
2025	$23.04	1.42%*

* 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:

Year	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
CPI	13.008	12.885	13.785	12.892	12.615	12.492	14.038	16.431	17.462	16.946	17.131	21.031	28.323	32.154	30.438	31.746	35.500	35.192	33.300	32.731	30.769	29.415	31.869	34.877	33.531	33.123	33.169	33.977	33.485	32.938	35.123	38.100	37.146	37.992	41.162	43.285	43.423	47.577	59.600	60.900	66.131	66.669	66.269	77.400	88.915	92.215	96.038	99.892	99.223	100.877	100.554	104.908	111.669	115.615	121.423	130.308	133.277	132.285	136.600	138.623	139.915	144.838	148.992	147.762	148.785	155.492	162.431	163.177	169.723	182.292	186.654	188.200	195.383	203.566	204.620	208.553	223.892	231.890	236.673	253.689	258.465	249.397	249.035	250.694	253.261	269.255	287.475	315.045	321.232	326.551	331.192

Adjust meats, poultry, and fish prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2021 * 2021 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Meats, poultry, and fish was 287.475 in the year 2021 and 331.192 in 2025:

331.192 / 287.475 * $20 = $23.04

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2021 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.04 in 2025 (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.