Other miscellaneous foods priced at $20 in 2012 $26.53 in 2025

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Prices for Other Miscellaneous Foods, 2012-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other miscellaneous foods are 32.63% higher in 2025 versus 2012 (a $6.53 difference in value).

Between 2012 and 2025: Other miscellaneous foods experienced an average inflation rate of 2.20% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other miscellaneous foods costing $20 in the year 2012 would cost $26.53 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.56% during this same period, inflation for other miscellaneous foods was lower.

In the year 2012: Pricing changed by 3.47%, which is above the average yearly change for other miscellaneous foods during the 2012-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2012 (2.07%), inflation for other miscellaneous foods was higher.

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 2012

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other miscellaneous foods, over time, for $20 beginning in 2012. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2012$20.003.47%
2013$20.140.72%
2014$20.330.95%
2015$20.541.00%
2016$20.52-0.08%
2017$20.560.17%
2018$20.50-0.29%
2019$20.600.49%
2020$21.323.49%
2021$21.882.65%
2022$24.6312.59%
2023$26.356.96%
2024$26.580.90%
2025$26.53-0.22%*

* 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:

Year19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000102.569104.885107.454108.923109.169110.331110.423111.338113.877115.105119.924122.393121.683123.996128.303129.221130.448131.757131.645131.864131.485132.135136.745140.364158.030169.027170.546170.172

Adjust other miscellaneous foods prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2012 * 2012 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other miscellaneous foods was 128.303 in the year 2012 and 170.172 in 2025:

170.172 / 128.303 * $20 = $26.53

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2012 has the same "purchasing power" as $26.53 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.

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