Uncooked beef steaks price inflation, 2002→2024

Uncooked Beef Steaks Inflation Calculator

Prices for Uncooked Beef Steaks, 2002-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for uncooked beef steaks are 142.31% higher in 2024 versus 2002 (a $28.46 difference in value).

Between 2002 and 2024: Uncooked beef steaks experienced an average inflation rate of 4.10% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, uncooked beef steaks costing $20 in the year 2002 would cost $48.46 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.55% during this same period, inflation for uncooked beef steaks was higher.

In the year 2002: Pricing changed by -1.28%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for uncooked beef steaks during the 2002-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2002 (1.59%), inflation for uncooked beef steaks was lower.

Price Inflation for Uncooked beef steaks since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2004 (13.38%), 2021 (12.01%), and 2014 (11.16%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2002

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Uncooked beef steaks, over time, for $20 beginning in 2002. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2002	$20.00	-1.28%
2003	$21.89	9.45%
2004	$24.82	13.38%
2005	$24.88	0.26%
2006	$25.06	0.73%
2007	$26.04	3.91%
2008	$26.64	2.29%
2009	$25.74	-3.37%
2010	$26.29	2.13%
2011	$28.55	8.60%
2012	$30.36	6.34%
2013	$30.86	1.63%
2014	$34.30	11.16%
2015	$36.82	7.35%
2016	$35.37	-3.94%
2017	$34.50	-2.47%
2018	$34.95	1.30%
2019	$35.58	1.82%
2020	$38.54	8.33%
2021	$43.17	12.01%
2022	$44.29	2.58%
2023	$46.56	5.13%
2024	$48.46	4.08%*

* 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 steaks:

Year	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	100.000	99.908	102.269	109.069	118.100	116.585	127.600	144.677	145.054	146.108	151.817	155.301	150.065	153.264	166.451	177.001	179.878	199.945	214.645	206.190	201.094	203.703	207.405	224.679	251.665	258.164	271.409	282.491

Adjust uncooked beef steaks prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2002 * 2002 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Uncooked beef steaks was 116.585 in the year 2002 and 282.491 in 2024:

282.491 / 116.585 * $20 = $48.46

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2002 has the same "purchasing power" as $48.46 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Uncooked beef steaks).

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