Shelf stable fish and seafood price inflation, 2021→2024

Shelf Stable Fish And Seafood Inflation Calculator

Prices for Shelf Stable Fish And Seafood, 2021-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for shelf stable fish and seafood are 9.58% higher in 2024 versus 2021 (a $1.92 difference in value).

Between 2021 and 2024: Shelf stable fish and seafood experienced an average inflation rate of 3.10% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, shelf stable fish and seafood costing $20 in the year 2021 would cost $21.92 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.96% during this same period, inflation for shelf stable fish and seafood was lower.

In the year 2021: Pricing changed by 2.14%, which is below the average yearly change for shelf stable fish and seafood during the 2021-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2021 (4.70%), inflation for shelf stable fish and seafood was lower.

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 2021

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Shelf stable fish and seafood, over time, for $20 beginning in 2021. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2021	$20.00	2.14%
2022	$21.11	5.57%
2023	$21.96	4.01%
2024	$21.92	-0.21%*

* 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	2023	2024
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	238.676	248.252	247.740

Adjust shelf stable fish and seafood prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2021 * 2021 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Shelf stable fish and seafood was 226.075 in the year 2021 and 247.740 in 2024:

247.740 / 226.075 * $20 = $21.92

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2021 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.92 in 2024 (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.