White bread price history from 2018 through 2020

White Bread Inflation Calculator

Prices for White Bread, 2018-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for white bread were 6.55% higher in 2020 versus 2018 (a $1.31 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2020: White bread experienced an average inflation rate of 3.22% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, white bread costing $20 in the year 2018 would cost $21.31 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.37% during this same period, inflation for white bread was higher.

Price Inflation for White bread since 2018

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2020 (3.44%), and 2019 (3%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for White bread:

Year	2018	2019	2020
CPI	323.829	333.552	345.036

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Buying power of $20 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for White bread, over time, for $20 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2018	$20.00	-
2019	$20.60	3.00%
2020	$21.31	3.44%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for white bread, 2018-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for White bread was 323.829 in the year 2018 and 345.036 in 2020:

345.036 / 323.829 * $20 = $21.31

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.31 in 2020 (in the CPI category of White bread).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for White bread in 2018. In addition to white bread, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.