According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for butter were 1,611.71% higher in 2021 versus 1939 (a $322.34 difference in value).
Between 1939 and 2021: Butter experienced an average inflation rate of 3.52% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, butter costing $20 in the year 1939 would cost $342.34 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.65% during this same period, inflation for butter was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Butter:
Year | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 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 |
CPI | 14.508 | 16.146 | 18.469 | 21.269 | 23.431 | 22.269 | 22.546 | 31.808 | 36.085 | 38.892 | 32.508 | 32.685 | 36.692 | 38.338 | 35.600 | 32.623 | 31.977 | 32.708 | 33.692 | 33.662 | 34.154 | 34.000 | 34.723 | 34.215 | 34.154 | 34.500 | 35.054 | 38.138 | 39.192 | 39.500 | 40.000 | 40.954 | 41.462 | 41.277 | 43.392 | 44.746 | 48.692 | 60.008 | 63.423 | 70.315 | 79.554 | 89.400 | 96.231 | 98.415 | 99.569 | 101.992 | 103.092 | 103.400 | 105.254 | 104.931 | 104.962 | 98.477 | 95.808 | 92.408 | 86.769 | 82.885 | 85.685 | 107.600 | 114.754 | 150.454 | 145.754 | 135.862 | 171.615 | 155.954 | 144.877 | 187.115 | 184.592 | 171.162 | 170.683 | 178.170 | 165.401 | 182.593 | 210.795 | 196.102 | 198.410 | 227.375 | 232.833 | 234.484 | 240.409 | 243.882 | 246.620 | 248.691 | 248.330 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Butter, over time, for $20 beginning in 1939. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1939 | $20.00 | - |
1940 | $22.26 | 11.29% |
1941 | $25.46 | 14.39% |
1942 | $29.32 | 15.16% |
1943 | $32.30 | 10.16% |
1944 | $30.70 | -4.96% |
1945 | $31.08 | 1.24% |
1946 | $43.85 | 41.08% |
1947 | $49.75 | 13.45% |
1948 | $53.62 | 7.78% |
1949 | $44.81 | -16.42% |
1950 | $45.06 | 0.54% |
1951 | $50.58 | 12.26% |
1952 | $52.85 | 4.49% |
1953 | $49.08 | -7.14% |
1954 | $44.97 | -8.36% |
1955 | $44.08 | -1.98% |
1956 | $45.09 | 2.29% |
1957 | $46.45 | 3.01% |
1958 | $46.41 | -0.09% |
1959 | $47.08 | 1.46% |
1960 | $46.87 | -0.45% |
1961 | $47.87 | 2.13% |
1962 | $47.17 | -1.46% |
1963 | $47.08 | -0.18% |
1964 | $47.56 | 1.01% |
1965 | $48.32 | 1.61% |
1966 | $52.58 | 8.80% |
1967 | $54.03 | 2.76% |
1968 | $54.45 | 0.79% |
1969 | $55.14 | 1.27% |
1970 | $56.46 | 2.38% |
1971 | $57.16 | 1.24% |
1972 | $56.90 | -0.45% |
1973 | $59.82 | 5.12% |
1974 | $61.69 | 3.12% |
1975 | $67.13 | 8.82% |
1976 | $82.73 | 23.24% |
1977 | $87.43 | 5.69% |
1978 | $96.94 | 10.87% |
1979 | $109.67 | 13.14% |
1980 | $123.24 | 12.38% |
1981 | $132.66 | 7.64% |
1982 | $135.67 | 2.27% |
1983 | $137.26 | 1.17% |
1984 | $140.60 | 2.43% |
1985 | $142.12 | 1.08% |
1986 | $142.55 | 0.30% |
1987 | $145.10 | 1.79% |
1988 | $144.66 | -0.31% |
1989 | $144.70 | 0.03% |
1990 | $135.76 | -6.18% |
1991 | $132.08 | -2.71% |
1992 | $127.39 | -3.55% |
1993 | $119.62 | -6.10% |
1994 | $114.26 | -4.48% |
1995 | $118.12 | 3.38% |
1996 | $148.34 | 25.58% |
1997 | $158.20 | 6.65% |
1998 | $207.41 | 31.11% |
1999 | $200.93 | -3.12% |
2000 | $187.30 | -6.79% |
2001 | $236.59 | 26.32% |
2002 | $214.99 | -9.13% |
2003 | $199.72 | -7.10% |
2004 | $257.95 | 29.15% |
2005 | $254.48 | -1.35% |
2006 | $235.96 | -7.28% |
2007 | $235.30 | -0.28% |
2008 | $245.62 | 4.39% |
2009 | $228.02 | -7.17% |
2010 | $251.72 | 10.39% |
2011 | $290.60 | 15.45% |
2012 | $270.34 | -6.97% |
2013 | $273.52 | 1.18% |
2014 | $313.45 | 14.60% |
2015 | $320.98 | 2.40% |
2016 | $323.25 | 0.71% |
2017 | $331.42 | 2.53% |
2018 | $336.21 | 1.44% |
2019 | $339.99 | 1.12% |
2020 | $342.84 | 0.84% |
2021 | $342.34 | -0.15%* |