According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for salad dressing are 74.63% higher in 2024 versus 1997 (a $14.93 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2024: Salad dressing experienced an average inflation rate of 2.09% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, salad dressing costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $34.93 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.50% during this same period, inflation for salad dressing was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Salad dressing, 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 | $20.20 | 0.99% |
1999 | $20.68 | 2.41% |
2000 | $20.84 | 0.77% |
2001 | $21.33 | 2.33% |
2002 | $21.57 | 1.11% |
2003 | $21.82 | 1.15% |
2004 | $21.91 | 0.44% |
2005 | $21.46 | -2.08% |
2006 | $21.81 | 1.63% |
2007 | $22.16 | 1.62% |
2008 | $23.82 | 7.49% |
2009 | $25.06 | 5.19% |
2010 | $25.17 | 0.45% |
2011 | $26.85 | 6.68% |
2012 | $27.51 | 2.45% |
2013 | $26.99 | -1.88% |
2014 | $26.31 | -2.54% |
2015 | $26.18 | -0.46% |
2016 | $25.94 | -0.93% |
2017 | $25.80 | -0.54% |
2018 | $25.65 | -0.58% |
2019 | $25.71 | 0.23% |
2020 | $26.32 | 2.38% |
2021 | $27.45 | 4.26% |
2022 | $31.41 | 14.46% |
2023 | $34.71 | 10.51% |
2024 | $34.93 | 0.61%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Salad dressing:
Year | 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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 100.000 | 100.992 | 103.423 | 104.223 | 106.654 | 107.838 | 109.077 | 109.562 | 107.285 | 109.038 | 110.804 | 119.104 | 125.284 | 125.850 | 134.258 | 137.543 | 134.956 | 131.525 | 130.925 | 129.707 | 129.008 | 128.260 | 128.558 | 131.618 | 137.225 | 157.062 | 173.572 | 174.632 |