Roasted coffee priced at $20 in 2023 $20.78 in 2025

Roasted Coffee Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Roasted Coffee, 2023-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for roasted coffee are 3.89% higher in 2025 versus 2023 (a $0.78 difference in value).

Between 2023 and 2025: Roasted coffee experienced an average inflation rate of 1.93% per year. In other words, roasted coffee costing $20 in the year 2023 would cost $20.78 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.30% during this same period, inflation for roasted coffee was lower.

In the year 2023: Pricing changed by 3.87%, which is above the average yearly change for roasted coffee during the 2023-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2023 (4.12%), inflation for roasted coffee was lower.

Price Inflation for Roasted coffee since 1939

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1977 (85.27%), 1950 (43.34%), and 1976 (40.80%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2023

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Roasted coffee, over time, for $20 beginning in 2023. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2023$20.003.87%
2024$19.76-1.22%
2025$20.785.17%*

* 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 Roasted coffee:

Year193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI8.7088.2929.23111.10811.27711.20011.25412.70817.27718.93120.39229.23131.90831.91532.72340.60834.07736.22335.37731.36926.34625.78525.33124.45424.00828.77729.40028.88527.41527.06927.14632.62333.40832.73837.02344.00847.43166.785123.731112.192105.708116.93196.90099.73198.354101.900103.585135.615113.692112.977120.777116.900113.762108.715107.608142.915167.738149.554176.323171.030158.000160.300148.900142.762145.854146.454165.600169.238179.704192.302191.137192.496223.977227.613212.528207.924214.430208.098207.853203.468200.988202.462208.700240.298249.594246.541259.298

Adjust roasted coffee prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2023 * 2023 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Roasted coffee was 249.594 in the year 2023 and 259.298 in 2025:

259.298 / 249.594 * $20 = $20.78

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2023 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.78 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Roasted coffee).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Roasted coffee in 1939. In addition to roasted coffee, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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