Other miscellaneous foods price inflation, 1997→2025

Other Miscellaneous Foods Inflation Calculator

Prices for Other Miscellaneous Foods, 1997-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other miscellaneous foods are 70.99% higher in 2025 versus 1997 (a $14.20 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2025: Other miscellaneous foods experienced an average inflation rate of 1.93% per year. In other words, other miscellaneous foods costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $34.20 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.49% during this same period, inflation for other miscellaneous foods was lower.

Price Inflation for Other miscellaneous foods since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (12.59%), 2023 (6.96%), and 2008 (4.19%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other miscellaneous foods, over time, for $20 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1997	$20.00	-
1998	$20.51	2.57%
1999	$20.98	2.26%
2000	$21.49	2.45%
2001	$21.78	1.37%
2002	$21.83	0.23%
2003	$22.07	1.06%
2004	$22.08	0.08%
2005	$22.27	0.83%
2006	$22.78	2.28%
2007	$23.02	1.08%
2008	$23.98	4.19%
2009	$24.48	2.06%
2010	$24.34	-0.58%
2011	$24.80	1.90%
2012	$25.66	3.47%
2013	$25.84	0.72%
2014	$26.09	0.95%
2015	$26.35	1.00%
2016	$26.33	-0.08%
2017	$26.37	0.17%
2018	$26.30	-0.29%
2019	$26.43	0.49%
2020	$27.35	3.49%
2021	$28.07	2.65%
2022	$31.61	12.59%
2023	$33.81	6.96%
2024	$34.11	0.90%
2025	$34.20	0.26%*

* 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 miscellaneous foods:

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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
CPI	100.000	102.569	104.885	107.454	108.923	109.169	110.331	110.423	111.338	113.877	115.105	119.924	122.393	121.683	123.996	128.303	129.221	130.448	131.757	131.645	131.864	131.485	132.135	136.745	140.364	158.030	169.027	170.546	170.985

Adjust other miscellaneous foods prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other miscellaneous foods was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 170.985 in 2025:

170.985 / 100.000 * $20 = $34.20

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $34.20 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Other miscellaneous foods).

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