According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other miscellaneous foods are 52.15% higher in 2022 versus 1997 (a $10.43 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2022: Other miscellaneous foods experienced an average inflation rate of 1.69% per year. In other words, other miscellaneous foods costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $30.43 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.37% during this same period, inflation for other miscellaneous foods was lower.
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 | $30.43 | 8.40%* |
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 |
| 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 | 152.148 |