Shelf stable fish and seafood price inflation, 2009→2022

Shelf Stable Fish And Seafood Inflation Calculator

Prices for Shelf Stable Fish And Seafood, 2009-2022 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for shelf stable fish and seafood are 35.67% higher in 2022 versus 2009 (a $7.13 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2022: Shelf stable fish and seafood experienced an average inflation rate of 2.37% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, shelf stable fish and seafood costing $20 in the year 2009 would cost $27.13 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.39% during this same period, inflation for shelf stable fish and seafood was lower.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by 11.40%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for shelf stable fish and seafood during the 2009-2022 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for shelf stable fish and seafood was much higher.

Price Inflation for Shelf stable fish and seafood since 1977

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (14.47%), 1988 (12.60%), and 2009 (11.40%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Shelf stable fish and seafood, over time, for $20 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2009	$20.00	11.40%
2010	$19.94	-0.31%
2011	$20.79	4.29%
2012	$22.12	6.37%
2013	$22.63	2.31%
2014	$22.82	0.84%
2015	$23.02	0.89%
2016	$22.93	-0.39%
2017	$22.96	0.11%
2018	$23.78	3.60%
2019	$24.59	3.40%
2020	$25.29	2.83%
2021	$25.83	2.14%
2022	$27.13	5.05%*

* 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 Shelf stable fish and seafood:

Year	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
CPI	73.300	76.354	81.877	93.723	102.323	102.569	99.862	97.585	97.785	98.654	103.931	117.023	124.285	119.462	119.023	118.662	121.462	123.754	125.492	125.908	128.354	132.592	131.515	127.438	127.323	130.023	128.931	130.000	136.915	141.777	146.191	157.149	175.057	174.519	182.011	193.598	198.072	199.730	201.508	200.717	200.943	208.168	215.241	221.335	226.075	237.495

Adjust shelf stable fish and seafood prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2022 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2022 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Shelf stable fish and seafood was 175.057 in the year 2009 and 237.495 in 2022:

237.495 / 175.057 * $20 = $27.13

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $27.13 in 2022 (in the CPI category of Shelf stable fish and seafood).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Shelf stable fish and seafood in 1977. In addition to shelf stable fish and seafood, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.