According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for cookies were 342.75% higher in 2021 versus 1977 (a $68.55 difference in value).
Between 1977 and 2021: Cookies experienced an average inflation rate of 3.44% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, cookies costing $20 in the year 1977 would cost $88.55 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.44% during this same period, inflation for cookies was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Cookies:
| Year | 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 | 63.500 | 66.215 | 72.708 | 80.862 | 90.562 | 95.615 | 99.200 | 105.177 | 110.908 | 114.792 | 119.931 | 125.954 | 135.308 | 142.938 | 150.823 | 156.269 | 158.885 | 165.808 | 170.185 | 174.762 | 180.192 | 183.108 | 187.338 | 187.631 | 190.715 | 196.162 | 202.569 | 205.192 | 206.423 | 211.577 | 217.879 | 232.443 | 244.084 | 245.378 | 245.932 | 257.435 | 262.598 | 265.134 | 268.451 | 268.315 | 267.394 | 269.443 | 271.841 | 277.614 | 281.145 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Cookies, over time, for $20 beginning in 1977. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | $20.00 | - |
| 1978 | $20.86 | 4.28% |
| 1979 | $22.90 | 9.80% |
| 1980 | $25.47 | 11.21% |
| 1981 | $28.52 | 12.00% |
| 1982 | $30.12 | 5.58% |
| 1983 | $31.24 | 3.75% |
| 1984 | $33.13 | 6.03% |
| 1985 | $34.93 | 5.45% |
| 1986 | $36.16 | 3.50% |
| 1987 | $37.77 | 4.48% |
| 1988 | $39.67 | 5.02% |
| 1989 | $42.62 | 7.43% |
| 1990 | $45.02 | 5.64% |
| 1991 | $47.50 | 5.52% |
| 1992 | $49.22 | 3.61% |
| 1993 | $50.04 | 1.67% |
| 1994 | $52.22 | 4.36% |
| 1995 | $53.60 | 2.64% |
| 1996 | $55.04 | 2.69% |
| 1997 | $56.75 | 3.11% |
| 1998 | $57.67 | 1.62% |
| 1999 | $59.00 | 2.31% |
| 2000 | $59.10 | 0.16% |
| 2001 | $60.07 | 1.64% |
| 2002 | $61.78 | 2.86% |
| 2003 | $63.80 | 3.27% |
| 2004 | $64.63 | 1.29% |
| 2005 | $65.02 | 0.60% |
| 2006 | $66.64 | 2.50% |
| 2007 | $68.62 | 2.98% |
| 2008 | $73.21 | 6.68% |
| 2009 | $76.88 | 5.01% |
| 2010 | $77.28 | 0.53% |
| 2011 | $77.46 | 0.23% |
| 2012 | $81.08 | 4.68% |
| 2013 | $82.71 | 2.01% |
| 2014 | $83.51 | 0.97% |
| 2015 | $84.55 | 1.25% |
| 2016 | $84.51 | -0.05% |
| 2017 | $84.22 | -0.34% |
| 2018 | $84.86 | 0.77% |
| 2019 | $85.62 | 0.89% |
| 2020 | $87.44 | 2.12% |
| 2021 | $88.55 | 1.27%* |