Roasted coffee price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Roasted Coffee, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for roasted coffee are 6.54% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $1.31 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Roasted coffee experienced an average inflation rate of 6.54% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, roasted coffee costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $21.31 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for roasted coffee was significantly higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 12.41%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for roasted coffee during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for roasted coffee was much higher.

Price Inflation for Roasted coffee since 1939

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1977 (85.28%), 1950 (43.36%), and 1976 (40.79%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Roasted coffee, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	12.41%
2026	$21.31	6.54%*

* 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:

Year	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	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	2025	2026
CPI	8.708	8.292	9.233	11.108	11.275	11.200	11.250	12.708	17.275	18.933	20.392	29.233	31.908	31.917	32.725	40.608	34.075	36.225	35.375	31.367	26.350	25.783	25.333	24.458	24.008	28.775	29.400	28.883	27.417	27.067	27.150	32.625	33.408	32.742	37.025	44.008	47.433	66.783	123.733	112.192	105.708	116.933	96.900	99.733	98.350	101.900	103.583	135.617	113.692	112.975	120.775	116.900	113.758	108.717	107.608	142.917	167.742	149.550	176.325	165.148	158.000	160.300	148.900	142.758	145.850	146.450	165.600	169.242	179.704	192.302	191.137	192.496	223.977	227.613	212.528	207.924	214.429	208.098	207.853	203.468	200.988	202.462	208.700	240.298	249.594	246.541	277.132	295.266

Adjust roasted coffee prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Roasted coffee was 277.132 in the year 2025 and 295.266 in 2026:

295.266 / 277.132 * $20 = $21.31

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.31 in 2026 (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.