According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for breakfast sausage and related products are 85.53% higher in 2024 versus 1997 (a $17.11 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2024: Breakfast sausage and related products experienced an average inflation rate of 2.32% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, breakfast sausage and related products costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $37.11 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for breakfast sausage and related products was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Breakfast sausage and related products, 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 | $19.89 | -0.54% |
| 1999 | $19.93 | 0.17% |
| 2000 | $21.20 | 6.41% |
| 2001 | $21.88 | 3.17% |
| 2002 | $22.16 | 1.32% |
| 2003 | $22.57 | 1.82% |
| 2004 | $24.03 | 6.48% |
| 2005 | $24.20 | 0.71% |
| 2006 | $24.00 | -0.81% |
| 2007 | $24.60 | 2.49% |
| 2008 | $25.18 | 2.37% |
| 2009 | $25.66 | 1.88% |
| 2010 | $25.85 | 0.77% |
| 2011 | $27.38 | 5.92% |
| 2012 | $27.69 | 1.13% |
| 2013 | $27.78 | 0.33% |
| 2014 | $30.59 | 10.09% |
| 2015 | $29.74 | -2.78% |
| 2016 | $28.61 | -3.80% |
| 2017 | $28.55 | -0.20% |
| 2018 | $28.74 | 0.69% |
| 2019 | $28.94 | 0.68% |
| 2020 | $30.47 | 5.29% |
| 2021 | $32.15 | 5.53% |
| 2022 | $36.28 | 12.83% |
| 2023 | $37.03 | 2.07% |
| 2024 | $37.11 | 0.20%* |
* 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 Breakfast sausage and related products:
| 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 | 99.462 | 99.631 | 106.015 | 109.377 | 110.815 | 112.831 | 120.138 | 120.992 | 120.008 | 123.001 | 125.914 | 128.281 | 129.263 | 136.916 | 138.467 | 138.921 | 152.938 | 148.685 | 143.031 | 142.741 | 143.719 | 144.695 | 152.349 | 160.769 | 181.403 | 185.155 | 185.527 |