Salad dressing priced at $20 in 2025 $20.25 in 2026

Salad Dressing Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Salad Dressing, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for salad dressing are 1.24% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.25 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Salad dressing experienced an average inflation rate of 1.24% per year. In other words, salad dressing costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.25 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for salad dressing was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.30%, which is below the average yearly change for salad dressing during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for salad dressing was lower.

Price Inflation for Salad dressing since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (14.46%), 2023 (10.51%), and 2008 (7.49%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

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

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2025$20.000.30%
2026$20.251.24%*

* 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 Salad dressing:

Year199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CPI100.000100.992103.425104.225106.650107.842109.075109.558107.283109.042110.804119.104125.284125.850134.258137.543134.956131.525130.925129.707129.008128.260128.558131.618137.225157.062173.572175.087175.609177.786

Adjust salad dressing 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 Salad dressing was 175.609 in the year 2025 and 177.786 in 2026:

177.786 / 175.609 * $20 = $20.25

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.25 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Salad dressing).


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

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