Baby food price inflation, 1997→2022

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Prices for Baby Food, 1997-2022 ($10)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for baby food are 96.55% higher in 2022 versus 1997 (a $9.66 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2022: Baby food experienced an average inflation rate of 2.74% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, baby food costing $10 in the year 1997 would cost $19.66 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.42% during this same period, inflation for baby food was higher.

Price Inflation for Baby food since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (10.66%), 2008 (5.60%), and 2019 (4.24%).

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Buying power of $10.00 since 1997

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%
2022	$19.66	10.66%*

* 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 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	2022
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	196.550

Adjust baby food prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2022 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2022 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Baby food was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 196.550 in 2022:

196.550 / 100.000 * $10 = $19.66

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $10 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.66 in 2022 (in the CPI category of Baby food).

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