Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Meats, Poultry, Fish, And Eggs, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs are 0.59% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.12 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs experienced an average inflation rate of 0.59% per year. In other words, meats, poultry, fish, and eggs costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.12 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 5.91%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was much 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 (15.16%), and 1979 (14.65%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	5.91%
2026	$20.12	0.59%*

* 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, fish, and eggs:

Year	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	2026
CPI	38.008	39.050	42.608	44.575	44.142	48.025	60.958	62.200	67.033	67.975	67.408	77.625	89.000	92.017	96.033	99.558	99.150	101.283	100.067	104.525	110.475	114.292	121.308	130.000	132.583	130.858	135.450	137.183	138.783	144.783	148.542	147.300	147.942	154.500	161.342	162.133	169.300	181.742	184.742	186.550	195.616	204.653	203.805	207.694	223.161	231.042	235.961	253.014	260.307	247.653	245.840	248.899	249.804	265.233	282.833	313.658	319.370	326.254	345.524	347.565

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

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs was 345.524 in the year 2025 and 347.565 in 2026:

347.565 / 345.524 * $20 = $20.12

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.12 in 2026 (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.