According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for sugar and sweets are 1,274.87% higher in 2024 versus 1952 (a $254.97 difference in value).
Between 1952 and 2024: Sugar and sweets experienced an average inflation rate of 3.71% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, sugar and sweets costing $20 in the year 1952 would cost $274.97 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.49% during this same period, inflation for sugar and sweets was higher.
In the year 1952: Pricing changed by 0.89%, which is below the average yearly change for sugar and sweets during the 1952-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1952 (2.25%), inflation for sugar and sweets was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Sugar and sweets, over time, for $20 beginning in 1952. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1952 | $20.00 | 0.89% |
1953 | $20.22 | 1.10% |
1954 | $20.64 | 2.06% |
1955 | $21.09 | 2.20% |
1956 | $20.58 | -2.43% |
1957 | $21.20 | 3.02% |
1958 | $22.17 | 4.56% |
1959 | $22.63 | 2.08% |
1960 | $22.76 | 0.58% |
1961 | $22.30 | -2.03% |
1962 | $22.32 | 0.10% |
1963 | $24.22 | 8.49% |
1964 | $25.42 | 4.96% |
1965 | $24.96 | -1.79% |
1966 | $24.48 | -1.93% |
1967 | $25.23 | 3.08% |
1968 | $26.09 | 3.39% |
1969 | $27.53 | 5.53% |
1970 | $29.04 | 5.48% |
1971 | $30.11 | 3.68% |
1972 | $30.50 | 1.31% |
1973 | $32.37 | 6.12% |
1974 | $49.27 | 52.23% |
1975 | $62.14 | 26.11% |
1976 | $55.05 | -11.40% |
1977 | $57.87 | 5.12% |
1978 | $64.99 | 12.30% |
1979 | $70.05 | 7.79% |
1980 | $86.12 | 22.93% |
1981 | $92.93 | 7.91% |
1982 | $92.73 | -0.21% |
1983 | $94.48 | 1.89% |
1984 | $98.17 | 3.90% |
1985 | $100.64 | 2.51% |
1986 | $103.73 | 3.08% |
1987 | $105.60 | 1.80% |
1988 | $108.46 | 2.71% |
1989 | $113.59 | 4.73% |
1990 | $118.62 | 4.43% |
1991 | $122.99 | 3.68% |
1992 | $126.58 | 2.92% |
1993 | $126.86 | 0.23% |
1994 | $128.62 | 1.38% |
1995 | $130.83 | 1.72% |
1996 | $136.67 | 4.46% |
1997 | $140.59 | 2.86% |
1998 | $142.85 | 1.61% |
1999 | $144.87 | 1.41% |
2000 | $146.48 | 1.11% |
2001 | $148.16 | 1.15% |
2002 | $151.23 | 2.07% |
2003 | $154.13 | 1.92% |
2004 | $155.21 | 0.70% |
2005 | $157.12 | 1.23% |
2006 | $163.11 | 3.81% |
2007 | $168.17 | 3.10% |
2008 | $177.50 | 5.55% |
2009 | $187.35 | 5.55% |
2010 | $191.45 | 2.19% |
2011 | $197.72 | 3.27% |
2012 | $204.22 | 3.29% |
2013 | $200.72 | -1.71% |
2014 | $199.13 | -0.79% |
2015 | $205.60 | 3.25% |
2016 | $204.85 | -0.37% |
2017 | $204.60 | -0.12% |
2018 | $205.35 | 0.36% |
2019 | $209.53 | 2.04% |
2020 | $216.52 | 3.34% |
2021 | $222.95 | 2.97% |
2022 | $246.17 | 10.41% |
2023 | $267.49 | 8.66% |
2024 | $274.97 | 2.80%* |
* 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 sweets:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 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 |
CPI | 11.246 | 11.115 | 11.300 | 10.923 | 11.246 | 10.815 | 11.885 | 14.138 | 14.192 | 14.100 | 14.100 | 16.077 | 20.108 | 19.438 | 19.708 | 20.092 | 20.838 | 21.023 | 21.254 | 21.692 | 22.169 | 21.631 | 22.285 | 23.300 | 23.785 | 23.923 | 23.438 | 23.462 | 25.454 | 26.715 | 26.238 | 25.731 | 26.523 | 27.423 | 28.938 | 30.523 | 31.646 | 32.062 | 34.023 | 51.792 | 65.315 | 57.869 | 60.831 | 68.315 | 73.638 | 90.523 | 97.685 | 97.477 | 99.315 | 103.192 | 105.785 | 109.038 | 111.000 | 114.008 | 119.400 | 124.692 | 129.285 | 133.054 | 133.354 | 135.200 | 137.523 | 143.662 | 147.777 | 150.162 | 152.285 | 153.969 | 155.738 | 158.962 | 162.015 | 163.154 | 165.162 | 171.454 | 176.772 | 186.577 | 196.933 | 201.242 | 207.832 | 214.670 | 210.992 | 209.317 | 216.118 | 215.329 | 215.068 | 215.850 | 220.246 | 227.591 | 234.359 | 258.765 | 281.176 | 289.040 |