Other foods inflation, 1963–2026

Prices are 722.23% higher than in 1963, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Prices for Other Foods, 1963-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other foods are 722.23% higher in 2026 versus 1963 (a $144.45 difference in value).

Between 1963 and 2026, Other foods experienced an average inflation rate of 3.40% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other foods costing $20 in the year 1963 would cost $164.45 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.86% during this same period, inflation for other foods was lower.

Price Inflation for Other foods since 1963

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1974 (21.34%), 1975 (12.88%), and 2022 (12.65%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1963

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other foods, over time, for $20 beginning in 1963. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1963$20.00-
1964$19.91-0.46%
1965$20.090.93%
1966$19.92-0.88%
1967$20.161.21%
1968$20.521.80%
1969$21.233.46%
1970$22.053.85%
1971$22.702.97%
1972$23.101.74%
1973$23.973.80%
1974$29.0921.34%
1975$32.8412.88%
1976$34.123.92%
1977$35.343.56%
1978$38.167.99%
1979$42.0110.09%
1980$46.5510.81%
1981$51.3610.33%
1982$54.015.16%
1983$55.713.14%
1984$57.403.05%
1985$59.273.25%
1986$60.822.62%
1987$63.404.24%
1988$65.733.67%
1989$69.916.36%
1990$73.064.51%
1991$76.404.57%
1992$78.062.18%
1993$80.062.56%
1994$82.172.63%
1995$84.172.44%
1996$87.033.39%
1997$89.823.21%
1998$92.212.65%
1999$94.092.04%
2000$95.951.98%
2001$98.072.22%
2002$98.680.62%
2003$99.580.91%
2004$100.100.52%
2005$101.651.54%
2006$103.041.37%
2007$104.871.78%
2008$110.365.24%
2009$114.483.73%
2010$113.96-0.46%
2011$116.602.32%
2012$120.673.50%
2013$121.280.50%
2014$122.491.00%
2015$124.481.63%
2016$124.840.29%
2017$124.990.12%
2018$125.160.14%
2019$125.490.26%
2020$129.413.12%
2021$132.232.18%
2022$148.9612.65%
2023$158.756.57%
2024$159.750.63%
2025$161.230.93%
2026$164.451.99%*

* 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 foods:

Year1963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CPI35.90035.73336.06735.75036.18336.83338.10839.57540.75041.45843.03352.21758.94261.25063.43368.50075.40883.55892.19296.95099.992103.042106.392109.175113.808117.983125.492131.150137.142140.125143.717147.492151.092156.217161.233165.508168.883172.225176.042177.133178.750179.683182.458184.958188.244198.103205.497204.553209.292216.611217.701219.869223.443224.093224.362224.667225.250232.286237.350267.379284.958286.748289.410295.181

Adjust other foods prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 1963* 1963 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other foods was 35.900 in the year 1963 and 295.181 in 2026:

295.181 / 35.900* $20 = $164.45

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1963 has the same "purchasing power" as $164.45 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Other foods).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other foods in 1963. In addition to other foods, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.