Roasted coffee priced at $20 in 2024 $21.03 in 2025

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Prices for Roasted Coffee, 2024-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for roasted coffee are 5.17% higher in 2025 versus 2024 (a $1.03 difference in value).

Between 2024 and 2025: Roasted coffee experienced an average inflation rate of 5.17% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, roasted coffee costing $20 in the year 2024 would cost $21.03 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.65% during this same period, inflation for roasted coffee was significantly higher.

In the year 2024: Pricing changed by -1.22%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for roasted coffee during the 2024-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2024 (2.95%), inflation for roasted coffee was much 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 2024

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Roasted coffee, over time, for $20 beginning in 2024. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2024$20.00-1.22%
2025$21.035.17%*

* 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 2024 * 2024 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Roasted coffee was 246.541 in the year 2024 and 259.298 in 2025:

259.298 / 246.541 * $20 = $21.03

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2024 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.03 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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