Other meats price inflation, 1953→2024

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Prices for Other Meats, 1953-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other meats are 850.75% higher in 2024 versus 1953 (a $170.15 difference in value).

Between 1953 and 2024: Other meats experienced an average inflation rate of 3.22% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other meats costing $20 in the year 1953 would cost $190.15 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.53% during this same period, inflation for other meats was lower.

Price Inflation for Other meats since 1953

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1973 (24.53%), 1978 (17.74%), and 1979 (14.73%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1953

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other meats, over time, for $20 beginning in 1953. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1953	$20.00	-
1954	$19.51	-2.46%
1955	$18.28	-6.31%
1956	$17.86	-2.30%
1957	$19.36	8.39%
1958	$21.82	12.72%
1959	$21.68	-0.63%
1960	$21.21	-2.20%
1961	$21.29	0.41%
1962	$21.46	0.81%
1963	$21.35	-0.54%
1964	$21.41	0.31%
1965	$22.57	5.39%
1966	$24.89	10.28%
1967	$24.69	-0.79%
1968	$25.02	1.33%
1969	$26.76	6.94%
1970	$28.62	6.98%
1971	$28.53	-0.34%
1972	$30.60	7.26%
1973	$38.11	24.53%
1974	$39.29	3.10%
1975	$41.60	5.88%
1976	$44.05	5.89%
1977	$43.77	-0.63%
1978	$51.53	17.74%
1979	$59.12	14.73%
1980	$61.37	3.79%
1981	$63.99	4.27%
1982	$65.92	3.02%
1983	$65.67	-0.38%
1984	$65.93	0.39%
1985	$66.36	0.65%
1986	$68.06	2.57%
1987	$72.35	6.30%
1988	$74.29	2.67%
1989	$76.35	2.77%
1990	$83.50	9.37%
1991	$86.59	3.71%
1992	$86.69	0.11%
1993	$88.06	1.59%
1994	$90.18	2.41%
1995	$91.54	1.51%
1996	$94.83	3.60%
1997	$97.48	2.79%
1998	$96.63	-0.88%
1999	$97.56	0.97%
2000	$100.08	2.57%
2001	$102.96	2.88%
2002	$106.57	3.50%
2003	$109.31	2.58%
2004	$114.15	4.42%
2005	$116.83	2.35%
2006	$118.96	1.82%
2007	$121.69	2.29%
2008	$125.48	3.12%
2009	$128.32	2.26%
2010	$128.25	-0.06%
2011	$136.49	6.43%
2012	$138.83	1.71%
2013	$138.72	-0.08%
2014	$144.17	3.92%
2015	$150.09	4.11%
2016	$148.67	-0.94%
2017	$147.34	-0.90%
2018	$146.73	-0.41%
2019	$148.05	0.89%
2020	$154.56	4.40%
2021	$158.97	2.85%
2022	$181.48	14.16%
2023	$189.63	4.49%
2024	$190.15	0.28%*

* 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 Other meats:

Year	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	30.377	29.631	27.762	27.123	29.400	33.138	32.931	32.208	32.338	32.600	32.423	32.523	34.277	37.800	37.500	38.000	40.638	43.477	43.331	46.477	57.877	59.669	63.177	66.900	66.477	78.269	89.800	93.208	97.192	100.123	99.746	100.131	100.785	103.377	109.892	112.831	115.962	126.823	131.523	131.662	133.754	136.977	139.038	144.038	148.062	146.762	148.185	152.000	156.385	161.862	166.031	173.377	177.454	180.677	184.822	190.588	194.901	194.787	207.310	210.862	210.701	218.966	227.961	225.807	223.781	222.867	224.860	234.749	241.450	275.647	288.016	288.810

Adjust other meats prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1953 * 1953 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other meats was 30.377 in the year 1953 and 288.810 in 2024:

288.810 / 30.377 * $20 = $190.15

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1953 has the same "purchasing power" as $190.15 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Other meats).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other meats in 1953. In addition to other meats, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.