Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs priced at $20 in 1986 $62.18 in 2024

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Prices for Meats, Poultry, Fish, And Eggs, 1986-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs are 210.88% higher in 2024 versus 1986 (a $42.18 difference in value).

Between 1986 and 2024: Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs experienced an average inflation rate of 3.03% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, meats, poultry, fish, and eggs costing $20 in the year 1986 would cost $62.18 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.80% during this same period, inflation for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was higher.

In the year 1986: Pricing changed by 4.45%, which is above the average yearly change for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs during the 1986-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1986 (1.90%), inflation for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was higher.

Price Inflation for Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs since 1967

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1973 (26.93%), 1978 (15.15%), and 1979 (14.66%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1986

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, over time, for $20 beginning in 1986. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1986$20.004.45%
1987$21.145.70%
1988$21.873.45%
1989$23.216.14%
1990$24.877.17%
1991$25.371.99%
1992$25.04-1.30%
1993$25.923.51%
1994$26.251.28%
1995$26.561.17%
1996$27.704.32%
1997$28.422.59%
1998$28.19-0.83%
1999$28.310.43%
2000$29.564.44%
2001$30.874.43%
2002$31.020.49%
2003$32.394.42%
2004$34.777.35%
2005$35.351.65%
2006$35.700.98%
2007$37.434.86%
2008$39.164.62%
2009$39.00-0.41%
2010$39.741.91%
2011$42.707.45%
2012$44.213.53%
2013$45.152.13%
2014$48.417.23%
2015$49.812.88%
2016$47.39-4.86%
2017$47.04-0.73%
2018$47.631.24%
2019$47.800.36%
2020$50.756.18%
2021$54.126.64%
2022$60.0210.90%
2023$61.111.82%
2024$62.181.74%*

* 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, fish, and eggs:

Year1967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI38.00839.05442.60844.57744.13848.02360.95462.20067.03167.97767.40877.62389.00092.01596.03199.56299.154101.285100.069104.523110.477114.292121.308130.000132.585130.862135.454137.185138.785144.785148.538147.300147.938154.500161.338162.131169.300181.738184.738186.554195.616204.653203.805207.694223.161231.042235.961253.014260.307247.653245.840248.899249.804265.233282.833313.658319.370324.941

Adjust meats, poultry, fish, and eggs prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1986 * 1986 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was 104.523 in the year 1986 and 324.941 in 2024:

324.941 / 104.523 * $20 = $62.18

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1986 has the same "purchasing power" as $62.18 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs in 1967. In addition to meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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