Nonalcholic beverages priced at $5 in 2024 $5.13 in 2025

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Prices for Nonalcholic Beverages, 2024-2025 ($5)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials are 2.53% higher in 2025 versus 2024 (a $0.13 difference in value).

Between 2024 and 2025: Nonalcholic beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 2.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, nonalcholic beverages costing $5 in the year 2024 would cost $5.13 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.65% during this same period, inflation for nonalcholic beverages was higher.

In the year 2024: Pricing changed by 2.03%, which is below the average yearly change for nonalcholic beverages during the 2024-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2024 (2.95%), inflation for nonalcholic beverages was lower.

Price Inflation for Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials since 1947

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1977 (50.64%), 1950 (41.57%), and 1976 (19.58%).

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Buying power of $5.00 since 2024

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nonalcholic beverages, over time, for $5 beginning in 2024. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2024$5.002.03%
2025$5.132.53%*

* 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 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials:

Year1947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI11.96213.12314.13820.01522.06922.20822.80827.11524.26925.36225.20023.41521.26921.10821.11520.80021.06923.61523.44623.29223.10023.55424.16227.08528.07728.00030.07735.93141.32349.41574.43878.70082.60091.38595.26297.94699.777102.285104.285110.392107.492107.531111.300113.538114.115114.262114.592123.169131.723128.569133.377133.015134.292137.762139.200139.215139.815140.354144.362147.369153.432160.045163.034161.602166.790168.606166.917166.016167.896167.267167.561167.590170.835176.927181.838201.864215.993220.380225.952

Adjust nonalcholic beverages prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2024 * 2024 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials was 220.380 in the year 2024 and 225.952 in 2025:

225.952 / 220.380 * $5 = $5.13

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $5 in 2024 has the same "purchasing power" as $5.13 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials in 1947. In addition to nonalcholic beverages, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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