According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs were 25.79% higher in 2019 versus 1997 (a $5.16 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2019: Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs experienced an average inflation rate of 1.05% per year. In other words, other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $25.16 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.14% during this same period, inflation for other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs:
| Year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 96.685 | 93.538 | 97.862 | 101.869 | 99.192 | 99.162 | 107.300 | 111.477 | 111.454 | 113.155 | 117.852 | 112.591 | 120.031 | 130.343 | 128.557 | 126.146 | 142.465 | 137.591 | 128.797 | 126.564 | 125.406 | 125.790 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs, over time, for $20 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 | $20.00 | - |
| 1998 | $19.34 | -3.32% |
| 1999 | $18.71 | -3.25% |
| 2000 | $19.57 | 4.62% |
| 2001 | $20.37 | 4.10% |
| 2002 | $19.84 | -2.63% |
| 2003 | $19.83 | -0.03% |
| 2004 | $21.46 | 8.21% |
| 2005 | $22.30 | 3.89% |
| 2006 | $22.29 | -0.02% |
| 2007 | $22.63 | 1.53% |
| 2008 | $23.57 | 4.15% |
| 2009 | $22.52 | -4.46% |
| 2010 | $24.01 | 6.61% |
| 2011 | $26.07 | 8.59% |
| 2012 | $25.71 | -1.37% |
| 2013 | $25.23 | -1.88% |
| 2014 | $28.49 | 12.94% |
| 2015 | $27.52 | -3.42% |
| 2016 | $25.76 | -6.39% |
| 2017 | $25.31 | -1.73% |
| 2018 | $25.08 | -0.91% |
| 2019 | $25.16 | 0.31%* |