Uncooked beef roasts priced at $20 in 2005 $46.49 in 2024

Uncooked Beef Roasts Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Uncooked Beef Roasts, 2005-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for uncooked beef roasts are 132.44% higher in 2024 versus 2005 (a $26.49 difference in value).

Between 2005 and 2024: Uncooked beef roasts experienced an average inflation rate of 4.54% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, uncooked beef roasts costing $20 in the year 2005 would cost $46.49 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for uncooked beef roasts was higher.

In the year 2005: Pricing changed by 2.95%, which is below the average yearly change for uncooked beef roasts during the 2005-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2005 (3.39%), inflation for uncooked beef roasts was lower.

Price Inflation for Uncooked beef roasts since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2014 (13.72%), 2020 (12.23%), and 2021 (11.35%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2005

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Uncooked beef roasts, over time, for $20 beginning in 2005. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2005$20.002.95%
2006$19.87-0.65%
2007$21.076.05%
2008$21.944.10%
2009$21.57-1.68%
2010$22.303.38%
2011$24.6810.69%
2012$26.065.59%
2013$26.863.05%
2014$30.5413.72%
2015$32.576.66%
2016$30.65-5.91%
2017$30.23-1.37%
2018$30.972.45%
2019$32.123.70%
2020$36.0512.23%
2021$40.1411.35%
2022$42.255.25%
2023$43.633.28%
2024$46.496.54%*

* 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 Uncooked beef roasts:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.00099.538101.100108.115118.692117.554129.315142.308146.500145.554154.365160.700158.000163.334180.798190.902196.722223.718238.607224.511221.426226.849235.252264.031294.007309.455319.614340.526

Adjust uncooked beef roasts prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2005 * 2005 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Uncooked beef roasts was 146.500 in the year 2005 and 340.526 in 2024:

340.526 / 146.500 * $20 = $46.49

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2005 has the same "purchasing power" as $46.49 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Uncooked beef roasts).


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

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