Rice price history from 2018 through 2020

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Prices for Rice, 2018-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for rice were 1.30% lower in 2020 versus 2018 (a $0.26 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2020: Rice experienced an average inflation rate of -0.65% per year. In other words, rice costing $20 in the year 2018 would cost $19.74 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.36% during this same period, inflation for rice was lower.

In the year 2018: Pricing changed by 1.05%, which is above the average yearly change for rice during the 2018-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2018 (2.44%), inflation for rice was lower.

Price Inflation for Rice since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2008 (27.30%), 2004 (7.17%), and 2006 (5.64%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Rice:

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
CPI	100.000	99.354	100.892	99.285	98.200	98.254	100.777	108.000	108.762	114.892	120.066	152.842	160.992	156.909	163.927	167.327	170.212	170.678	167.202	163.080	160.028	161.708	162.567	159.609

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Buying power of $20 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Rice, over time, for $20 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2018	$20.00	1.05%
2019	$20.11	0.53%
2020	$19.74	-1.82%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for rice, 2018-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Rice was 161.708 in the year 2018 and 159.609 in 2020:

159.609 / 161.708 * $20 = $19.74

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.74 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Rice).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Rice in 1997. In addition to rice, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.