Other meats price history from 2018 through 2020

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Prices for Other Meats, 2018-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other meats were 5.20% higher in 2020 versus 2018 (a $1.04 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2020: Other meats experienced an average inflation rate of 2.57% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other meats costing $20 in the year 2018 would cost $21.04 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.46% during this same period, inflation for other meats was higher.

In the year 2018: Pricing changed by -0.41%, which is below the average yearly change for other meats during the 2018-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2018 (2.44%), inflation for other meats was lower.

Price Inflation for Other meats since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2011 (6.44%), 2004 (4.44%), and 2020 (4.26%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Other meats:

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
CPI	148.058	146.733	148.158	152.000	156.383	161.867	166.033	173.400	177.475	180.692	184.832	190.576	194.901	194.772	207.322	210.873	210.691	218.961	227.963	225.810	223.793	222.878	224.875	234.463

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Buying power of $20 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other meats, over time, for $20 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2018	$20.00	-0.41%
2019	$20.18	0.90%
2020	$21.04	4.26%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for other meats, 2018-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other meats was 222.878 in the year 2018 and 234.463 in 2020:

234.463 / 222.878 * $20 = $21.04

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.04 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Other meats).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other meats in 1997. In addition to other meats, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.