Bread other than white priced at $20 in 1978 $132.52 in 2024

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Prices for Bread Other Than White, 1978-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for bread other than white are 562.58% higher in 2024 versus 1978 (a $112.52 difference in value).

Between 1978 and 2024: Bread other than white experienced an average inflation rate of 4.20% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, bread other than white costing $20 in the year 1978 would cost $132.52 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.47% during this same period, inflation for bread other than white was higher.

In the year 1978: Pricing changed by 5.22%, which is above the average yearly change for bread other than white during the 1978-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1978 (7.63%), inflation for bread other than white was lower.

Price Inflation for Bread other than white since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2008 (15.63%), 2022 (11.87%), and 1979 (10.71%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1978

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Bread other than white, over time, for $20 beginning in 1978. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1978$20.005.22%
1979$22.1410.71%
1980$24.5110.71%
1981$26.658.71%
1982$27.724.02%
1983$28.472.69%
1984$29.433.39%
1985$30.353.13%
1986$31.112.50%
1987$31.952.67%
1988$33.845.93%
1989$36.798.71%
1990$38.885.70%
1991$40.363.79%
1992$42.344.91%
1993$44.314.66%
1994$46.033.88%
1995$47.673.56%
1996$51.006.98%
1997$52.192.33%
1998$54.344.12%
1999$55.822.72%
2000$57.823.59%
2001$60.865.25%
2002$62.592.86%
2003$63.982.21%
2004$65.021.63%
2005$68.084.71%
2006$70.994.27%
2007$75.416.23%
2008$87.2015.63%
2009$88.331.30%
2010$87.07-1.43%
2011$93.247.08%
2012$95.432.35%
2013$97.652.33%
2014$97.53-0.13%
2015$98.320.81%
2016$98.570.26%
2017$98.37-0.20%
2018$99.501.14%
2019$102.342.85%
2020$105.372.96%
2021$108.402.88%
2022$121.2711.87%
2023$131.728.62%
2024$132.520.60%*

* 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 Bread other than white:

Year197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI66.60070.07777.58585.89293.37797.13199.746103.131106.354109.015111.931118.569128.892136.238141.400148.338155.254161.285167.031178.685182.854190.392195.577202.600213.231219.323224.169227.815238.554248.731264.239305.532309.503305.075326.684334.370342.154341.718344.495345.376344.686348.625358.577369.184379.815424.896461.537464.314

Adjust bread other than white prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1978 * 1978 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Bread other than white was 70.077 in the year 1978 and 464.314 in 2024:

464.314 / 70.077 * $20 = $132.52

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1978 has the same "purchasing power" as $132.52 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Bread other than white).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Bread other than white in 1977. In addition to bread other than white, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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