Other miscellaneous foods priced at $20 in 2025 $20.13 in 2026

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Prices for Other Miscellaneous Foods, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other miscellaneous foods are 0.65% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.13 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Other miscellaneous foods experienced an average inflation rate of 0.65% per year. In other words, other miscellaneous foods costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.13 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for other miscellaneous foods was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.61%, which is below the average yearly change for other miscellaneous foods during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), 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 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other miscellaneous foods, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2025$20.000.61%
2026$20.130.65%*

* 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:

Year199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CPI100.000102.567104.883107.450108.925109.167110.333110.425111.342113.875115.105119.924122.393121.683123.996128.303129.221130.448131.756131.645131.864131.485132.135136.745140.364158.030169.027170.546171.580172.692

Adjust other miscellaneous foods prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other miscellaneous foods was 171.580 in the year 2025 and 172.692 in 2026:

172.692 / 171.580 * $20 = $20.13

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.13 in 2026 (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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