Sugar and sugar substitutes price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Sugar And Sugar Substitutes, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for sugar and sugar substitutes are 2.96% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.59 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Sugar and sugar substitutes experienced an average inflation rate of -2.96% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, sugar and sugar substitutes costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.41 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for sugar and sugar substitutes was significantly lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 2.55%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for sugar and sugar substitutes during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for sugar and sugar substitutes was lower.

Price Inflation for Sugar and sugar substitutes since 1977

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (55.94%), 2022 (11.30%), and 2023 (10.32%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Sugar and sugar substitutes, 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	2.55%
2026	$19.41	-2.96%*

* 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 Sugar and sugar substitutes:

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	2025	2026
CPI	59.600	65.483	68.825	107.325	106.858	97.108	100.608	102.283	101.758	101.817	102.558	105.558	113.775	118.442	119.933	120.392	121.717	123.858	126.808	132.583	134.800	135.575	137.200	137.125	140.258	143.217	145.742	146.883	149.100	163.933	167.072	170.491	178.269	187.621	197.554	201.211	190.218	181.686	189.906	188.325	187.596	187.142	188.177	201.155	209.418	233.076	257.123	268.904	275.753	267.602

Adjust sugar and sugar substitutes 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 Sugar and sugar substitutes was 275.753 in the year 2025 and 267.602 in 2026:

267.602 / 275.753 * $20 = $19.41

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.41 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Sugar and sugar substitutes).

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