According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs are 67.81% higher in 2024 versus 1998 (a $13.56 difference in value).
Between 1998 and 2024: Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs experienced an average inflation rate of 2.01% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs costing $20 in the year 1998 would cost $33.56 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.54% during this same period, inflation for other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs was lower.
In the year 1998: Pricing changed by -3.32%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs during the 1998-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1998 (1.55%), inflation for other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs, over time, for $20 beginning in 1998. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $20.00 | -3.32% |
| 1999 | $19.35 | -3.25% |
| 2000 | $20.24 | 4.62% |
| 2001 | $21.07 | 4.10% |
| 2002 | $20.52 | -2.63% |
| 2003 | $20.51 | -0.03% |
| 2004 | $22.20 | 8.21% |
| 2005 | $23.06 | 3.89% |
| 2006 | $23.06 | -0.02% |
| 2007 | $23.41 | 1.53% |
| 2008 | $24.38 | 4.15% |
| 2009 | $23.29 | -4.46% |
| 2010 | $24.83 | 6.61% |
| 2011 | $26.96 | 8.59% |
| 2012 | $26.59 | -1.37% |
| 2013 | $26.09 | -1.88% |
| 2014 | $29.47 | 12.94% |
| 2015 | $28.46 | -3.42% |
| 2016 | $26.64 | -6.39% |
| 2017 | $26.18 | -1.73% |
| 2018 | $25.94 | -0.91% |
| 2019 | $26.02 | 0.31% |
| 2020 | $28.43 | 9.27% |
| 2021 | $31.81 | 11.87% |
| 2022 | $33.78 | 6.21% |
| 2023 | $32.52 | -3.74% |
| 2024 | $33.56 | 3.21%* |
* 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 pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs:
| 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 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 96.685 | 93.538 | 97.862 | 101.869 | 99.192 | 99.162 | 107.300 | 111.477 | 111.454 | 113.155 | 117.852 | 112.591 | 120.031 | 130.343 | 128.557 | 126.146 | 142.465 | 137.591 | 128.797 | 126.564 | 125.406 | 125.790 | 137.449 | 153.769 | 163.315 | 157.211 | 162.250 |