According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for margarine were 1,323.40% higher in 2021 versus 1939 (a $264.68 difference in value).
Between 1939 and 2021: Margarine experienced an average inflation rate of 3.29% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, margarine costing $20 in the year 1939 would cost $284.68 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.64% during this same period, inflation for margarine was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Margarine:
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 | 21.200 | 20.685 | 22.392 | 29.162 | 29.931 | 29.823 | 29.808 | 34.908 | 50.354 | 50.992 | 37.862 | 37.162 | 41.623 | 35.392 | 35.615 | 35.938 | 34.823 | 35.062 | 36.423 | 35.715 | 34.154 | 32.931 | 35.100 | 34.885 | 33.823 | 33.815 | 36.108 | 37.046 | 37.154 | 36.608 | 36.515 | 39.400 | 43.085 | 43.715 | 49.554 | 76.115 | 83.438 | 69.954 | 76.415 | 84.000 | 89.262 | 92.762 | 95.238 | 95.977 | 96.915 | 107.100 | 111.754 | 109.569 | 107.062 | 115.092 | 126.608 | 130.723 | 133.008 | 131.954 | 132.869 | 137.908 | 141.685 | 144.615 | 145.354 | 150.577 | 153.923 | 153.562 | 159.515 | 165.538 | 171.231 | 178.262 | 177.023 | 179.123 | 188.012 | 227.671 | 243.778 | 239.233 | 274.546 | 292.718 | 288.892 | 290.596 | 289.976 | 294.444 | 301.566 | 298.500 | 297.405 | 304.987 | 301.761 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Margarine, 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 | $19.51 | -2.43% |
1941 | $21.12 | 8.26% |
1942 | $27.51 | 30.23% |
1943 | $28.24 | 2.64% |
1944 | $28.13 | -0.36% |
1945 | $28.12 | -0.05% |
1946 | $32.93 | 17.11% |
1947 | $47.50 | 44.25% |
1948 | $48.11 | 1.27% |
1949 | $35.72 | -25.75% |
1950 | $35.06 | -1.85% |
1951 | $39.27 | 12.01% |
1952 | $33.39 | -14.97% |
1953 | $33.60 | 0.63% |
1954 | $33.90 | 0.91% |
1955 | $32.85 | -3.10% |
1956 | $33.08 | 0.68% |
1957 | $34.36 | 3.88% |
1958 | $33.69 | -1.94% |
1959 | $32.22 | -4.37% |
1960 | $31.07 | -3.58% |
1961 | $33.11 | 6.59% |
1962 | $32.91 | -0.61% |
1963 | $31.91 | -3.04% |
1964 | $31.90 | -0.02% |
1965 | $34.06 | 6.78% |
1966 | $34.95 | 2.60% |
1967 | $35.05 | 0.29% |
1968 | $34.54 | -1.47% |
1969 | $34.45 | -0.25% |
1970 | $37.17 | 7.90% |
1971 | $40.65 | 9.35% |
1972 | $41.24 | 1.46% |
1973 | $46.75 | 13.36% |
1974 | $71.81 | 53.60% |
1975 | $78.72 | 9.62% |
1976 | $65.99 | -16.16% |
1977 | $72.09 | 9.24% |
1978 | $79.25 | 9.93% |
1979 | $84.21 | 6.26% |
1980 | $87.51 | 3.92% |
1981 | $89.85 | 2.67% |
1982 | $90.54 | 0.78% |
1983 | $91.43 | 0.98% |
1984 | $101.04 | 10.51% |
1985 | $105.43 | 4.35% |
1986 | $103.37 | -1.95% |
1987 | $101.00 | -2.29% |
1988 | $108.58 | 7.50% |
1989 | $119.44 | 10.01% |
1990 | $123.32 | 3.25% |
1991 | $125.48 | 1.75% |
1992 | $124.48 | -0.79% |
1993 | $125.35 | 0.69% |
1994 | $130.10 | 3.79% |
1995 | $133.66 | 2.74% |
1996 | $136.43 | 2.07% |
1997 | $137.13 | 0.51% |
1998 | $142.05 | 3.59% |
1999 | $145.21 | 2.22% |
2000 | $144.87 | -0.23% |
2001 | $150.49 | 3.88% |
2002 | $156.17 | 3.78% |
2003 | $161.54 | 3.44% |
2004 | $168.17 | 4.11% |
2005 | $167.00 | -0.69% |
2006 | $168.98 | 1.19% |
2007 | $177.37 | 4.96% |
2008 | $214.78 | 21.09% |
2009 | $229.98 | 7.07% |
2010 | $225.69 | -1.86% |
2011 | $259.01 | 14.76% |
2012 | $276.15 | 6.62% |
2013 | $272.54 | -1.31% |
2014 | $274.15 | 0.59% |
2015 | $273.56 | -0.21% |
2016 | $277.78 | 1.54% |
2017 | $284.50 | 2.42% |
2018 | $281.60 | -1.02% |
2019 | $280.57 | -0.37% |
2020 | $287.72 | 2.55% |
2021 | $284.68 | -1.06%* |