Pets and pet products price inflation, 2010→2024

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Prices for Pets And Pet Products, 2010-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for pets and pet products are 24.75% higher in 2024 versus 2010 (a $4.95 difference in value).

Between 2010 and 2024: Pets and pet products experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, pets and pet products costing $20 in the year 2010 would cost $24.95 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.62% during this same period, inflation for pets and pet products was lower.

In the year 2010: Pricing changed by -1.04%, which is below the average yearly change for pets and pet products during the 2010-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2010 (1.64%), inflation for pets and pet products was lower.

Price Inflation for Pets and pet products since 1977

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (11.53%), 1981 (10.38%), and 2008 (9.19%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2010

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Pets and pet products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2010. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2010	$20.00	-1.04%
2011	$20.32	1.60%
2012	$20.69	1.84%
2013	$20.83	0.69%
2014	$20.67	-0.79%
2015	$20.55	-0.56%
2016	$20.57	0.08%
2017	$20.43	-0.66%
2018	$20.52	0.40%
2019	$21.12	2.96%
2020	$21.00	-0.60%
2021	$21.21	1.00%
2022	$23.15	9.18%
2023	$24.88	7.44%
2024	$24.95	0.29%*

* 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 Pets and pet products:

Year	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	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	68.100	69.377	74.654	83.262	91.900	96.769	99.962	103.277	106.377	108.662	110.977	114.469	120.700	124.562	129.054	128.085	128.808	130.931	132.269	139.015	142.715	143.469	144.462	144.285	146.654	149.654	150.262	154.469	155.831	161.662	166.578	181.882	194.891	192.855	195.934	199.536	200.906	199.313	198.205	198.360	197.045	197.834	203.688	202.470	204.504	223.278	239.897	240.596

Adjust pets and pet products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2010 * 2010 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Pets and pet products was 192.855 in the year 2010 and 240.596 in 2024:

240.596 / 192.855 * $20 = $24.95

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2010 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.95 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Pets and pet products).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Pets and pet products in 1977. In addition to pets and pet products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.