According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for ice cream and related products were 81.73% higher in 2020 versus 1990 (a $16.35 difference in value).
Between 1990 and 2020: Ice cream and related products experienced an average inflation rate of 2.01% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, ice cream and related products costing $20 in the year 1990 would cost $36.35 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.30% during this same period, inflation for ice cream and related products was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Ice cream and related products:
| Year | 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 |
| CPI | 126.858 | 128.467 | 130.858 | 131.733 | 134.808 | 137.508 | 144.592 | 150.575 | 155.500 | 161.742 | 164.375 | 173.408 | 179.033 | 175.467 | 178.250 | 177.575 | 179.233 | 183.373 | 192.768 | 196.636 | 195.055 | 209.161 | 215.524 | 215.489 | 215.387 | 219.183 | 219.433 | 219.887 | 220.556 | 221.818 | 230.540 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Ice cream and related products, over time, for $20 beginning in 1990. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $20.00 | - |
| 1991 | $20.25 | 1.27% |
| 1992 | $20.63 | 1.86% |
| 1993 | $20.77 | 0.67% |
| 1994 | $21.25 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $21.68 | 2.00% |
| 1996 | $22.80 | 5.15% |
| 1997 | $23.74 | 4.14% |
| 1998 | $24.52 | 3.27% |
| 1999 | $25.50 | 4.01% |
| 2000 | $25.91 | 1.63% |
| 2001 | $27.34 | 5.50% |
| 2002 | $28.23 | 3.24% |
| 2003 | $27.66 | -1.99% |
| 2004 | $28.10 | 1.59% |
| 2005 | $28.00 | -0.38% |
| 2006 | $28.26 | 0.93% |
| 2007 | $28.91 | 2.31% |
| 2008 | $30.39 | 5.12% |
| 2009 | $31.00 | 2.01% |
| 2010 | $30.75 | -0.80% |
| 2011 | $32.98 | 7.23% |
| 2012 | $33.98 | 3.04% |
| 2013 | $33.97 | -0.02% |
| 2014 | $33.96 | -0.05% |
| 2015 | $34.56 | 1.76% |
| 2016 | $34.59 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | $34.67 | 0.21% |
| 2018 | $34.77 | 0.30% |
| 2019 | $34.97 | 0.57% |
| 2020 | $36.35 | 3.93%* |