According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for baby food are 77.61% higher in 2021 versus 1997 (a $7.76 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2021: Baby food experienced an average inflation rate of 2.42% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, baby food costing $10 in the year 1997 would cost $17.76 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.21% during this same period, inflation for baby food was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Baby food, over time, for $10 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $10.00 | - |
| 1998 | $10.21 | 2.10% |
| 1999 | $10.60 | 3.80% |
| 2000 | $11.03 | 4.05% |
| 2001 | $11.38 | 3.23% |
| 2002 | $11.59 | 1.78% |
| 2003 | $11.87 | 2.45% |
| 2004 | $12.26 | 3.28% |
| 2005 | $12.44 | 1.45% |
| 2006 | $12.80 | 2.94% |
| 2007 | $13.04 | 1.87% |
| 2008 | $13.77 | 5.60% |
| 2009 | $14.00 | 1.65% |
| 2010 | $13.99 | -0.04% |
| 2011 | $14.34 | 2.48% |
| 2012 | $14.92 | 4.05% |
| 2013 | $15.12 | 1.31% |
| 2014 | $15.42 | 1.98% |
| 2015 | $15.39 | -0.16% |
| 2016 | $15.59 | 1.26% |
| 2017 | $15.83 | 1.59% |
| 2018 | $16.18 | 2.18% |
| 2019 | $16.86 | 4.24% |
| 2020 | $17.31 | 2.62% |
| 2021 | $17.76 | 2.62%* |
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Baby food:
| 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 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 102.100 | 105.977 | 110.269 | 113.831 | 115.854 | 118.692 | 122.585 | 124.362 | 128.015 | 130.415 | 137.715 | 139.985 | 139.927 | 143.402 | 149.214 | 151.166 | 154.161 | 153.917 | 155.851 | 158.333 | 161.782 | 168.648 | 173.071 | 177.612 |