According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for poultry were 576.50% higher in 2021 versus 1935 (a $115.30 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2021: Poultry experienced an average inflation rate of 2.25% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, poultry costing $20 in the year 1935 would cost $135.30 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.49% during this same period, inflation for poultry was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Poultry:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 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 | 36.269 | 38.392 | 39.877 | 39.738 | 35.623 | 36.000 | 38.777 | 46.577 | 55.477 | 57.323 | 58.669 | 66.054 | 69.569 | 77.138 | 72.731 | 69.608 | 72.954 | 73.215 | 71.400 | 64.431 | 67.092 | 58.785 | 57.369 | 56.654 | 51.638 | 52.477 | 47.392 | 50.069 | 49.331 | 48.238 | 49.715 | 52.408 | 49.077 | 50.615 | 53.469 | 53.215 | 53.523 | 54.200 | 76.015 | 72.108 | 79.700 | 76.454 | 76.938 | 84.877 | 89.100 | 93.654 | 97.492 | 95.785 | 96.946 | 107.269 | 106.223 | 114.262 | 112.577 | 120.708 | 132.669 | 132.477 | 131.469 | 131.408 | 136.931 | 141.538 | 143.469 | 152.423 | 156.631 | 157.138 | 157.908 | 159.815 | 164.862 | 167.038 | 169.085 | 181.700 | 185.262 | 181.985 | 191.360 | 200.901 | 204.220 | 203.978 | 209.916 | 221.381 | 231.744 | 236.314 | 237.251 | 230.941 | 231.332 | 232.077 | 231.492 | 244.446 | 245.361 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Poultry, over time, for $20 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1935 | $20.00 | - |
1936 | $21.17 | 5.85% |
1937 | $21.99 | 3.87% |
1938 | $21.91 | -0.35% |
1939 | $19.64 | -10.36% |
1940 | $19.85 | 1.06% |
1941 | $21.38 | 7.71% |
1942 | $25.68 | 20.12% |
1943 | $30.59 | 19.11% |
1944 | $31.61 | 3.33% |
1945 | $32.35 | 2.35% |
1946 | $36.42 | 12.59% |
1947 | $38.36 | 5.32% |
1948 | $42.54 | 10.88% |
1949 | $40.11 | -5.71% |
1950 | $38.38 | -4.29% |
1951 | $40.23 | 4.81% |
1952 | $40.37 | 0.36% |
1953 | $39.37 | -2.48% |
1954 | $35.53 | -9.76% |
1955 | $37.00 | 4.13% |
1956 | $32.42 | -12.38% |
1957 | $31.64 | -2.41% |
1958 | $31.24 | -1.25% |
1959 | $28.48 | -8.85% |
1960 | $28.94 | 1.62% |
1961 | $26.13 | -9.69% |
1962 | $27.61 | 5.65% |
1963 | $27.20 | -1.47% |
1964 | $26.60 | -2.21% |
1965 | $27.41 | 3.06% |
1966 | $28.90 | 5.42% |
1967 | $27.06 | -6.36% |
1968 | $27.91 | 3.13% |
1969 | $29.48 | 5.64% |
1970 | $29.34 | -0.47% |
1971 | $29.51 | 0.58% |
1972 | $29.89 | 1.26% |
1973 | $41.92 | 40.25% |
1974 | $39.76 | -5.14% |
1975 | $43.95 | 10.53% |
1976 | $42.16 | -4.07% |
1977 | $42.43 | 0.63% |
1978 | $46.80 | 10.32% |
1979 | $49.13 | 4.98% |
1980 | $51.64 | 5.11% |
1981 | $53.76 | 4.10% |
1982 | $52.82 | -1.75% |
1983 | $53.46 | 1.21% |
1984 | $59.15 | 10.65% |
1985 | $58.57 | -0.98% |
1986 | $63.01 | 7.57% |
1987 | $62.08 | -1.47% |
1988 | $66.56 | 7.22% |
1989 | $73.16 | 9.91% |
1990 | $73.05 | -0.14% |
1991 | $72.50 | -0.76% |
1992 | $72.46 | -0.05% |
1993 | $75.51 | 4.20% |
1994 | $78.05 | 3.36% |
1995 | $79.11 | 1.36% |
1996 | $84.05 | 6.24% |
1997 | $86.37 | 2.76% |
1998 | $86.65 | 0.32% |
1999 | $87.08 | 0.49% |
2000 | $88.13 | 1.21% |
2001 | $90.91 | 3.16% |
2002 | $92.11 | 1.32% |
2003 | $93.24 | 1.22% |
2004 | $100.20 | 7.46% |
2005 | $102.16 | 1.96% |
2006 | $100.35 | -1.77% |
2007 | $105.52 | 5.15% |
2008 | $110.78 | 4.99% |
2009 | $112.61 | 1.65% |
2010 | $112.48 | -0.12% |
2011 | $115.75 | 2.91% |
2012 | $122.08 | 5.46% |
2013 | $127.79 | 4.68% |
2014 | $130.31 | 1.97% |
2015 | $130.83 | 0.40% |
2016 | $127.35 | -2.66% |
2017 | $127.56 | 0.17% |
2018 | $127.97 | 0.32% |
2019 | $127.65 | -0.25% |
2020 | $134.80 | 5.60% |
2021 | $135.30 | 0.37%* |