Other bakery products priced at $20 in 1986 $62.01 in 2024

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Prices for Other Bakery Products, 1986-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other bakery products are 210.04% higher in 2024 versus 1986 (a $42.01 difference in value).

Between 1986 and 2024: Other bakery products experienced an average inflation rate of 3.02% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other bakery products costing $20 in the year 1986 would cost $62.01 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.80% during this same period, inflation for other bakery products was higher.

In the year 1986: Pricing changed by 4.04%, which is above the average yearly change for other bakery products during the 1986-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1986 (1.90%), inflation for other bakery products was higher.

Price Inflation for Other bakery products since 1978

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (14.17%), 1980 (10.97%), and 1979 (10.19%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1986

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other bakery products, 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$20.004.04%
1987$20.763.81%
1988$21.684.40%
1989$23.267.29%
1990$24.565.61%
1991$25.584.17%
1992$26.453.40%
1993$27.513.97%
1994$28.353.08%
1995$29.343.47%
1996$30.774.89%
1997$31.412.08%
1998$32.122.25%
1999$32.541.31%
2000$33.382.57%
2001$34.714.00%
2002$35.381.94%
2003$36.132.11%
2004$36.912.17%
2005$36.86-0.15%
2006$37.561.91%
2007$38.432.32%
2008$41.237.28%
2009$42.873.98%
2010$43.070.46%
2011$44.112.43%
2012$45.392.90%
2013$45.921.17%
2014$46.160.51%
2015$46.440.61%
2016$46.26-0.40%
2017$46.17-0.19%
2018$46.14-0.08%
2019$47.041.96%
2020$48.092.24%
2021$49.302.50%
2022$56.2814.17%
2023$61.168.66%
2024$62.011.39%*

* 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 Other bakery products:

Year19781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI67.73174.63182.81590.70095.43199.546105.023110.285114.738119.108124.354133.415140.900146.777151.769157.800162.662168.308176.531180.208184.262186.677191.477199.138202.992207.269211.762211.438215.477220.479236.523245.947247.075253.076260.410263.465264.819266.435265.381264.884264.674269.862275.910282.816322.897350.855355.732

Adjust other bakery products 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 Other bakery products was 114.738 in the year 1986 and 355.732 in 2024:

355.732 / 114.738 * $20 = $62.01

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1986 has the same "purchasing power" as $62.01 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Other bakery products).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other bakery products in 1978. In addition to other bakery products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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