Dairy and related products priced at $20 in 1952 $158.77 in 2024

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Prices for Dairy And Related Products, 1952-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for dairy and related products are 693.83% higher in 2024 versus 1952 (a $138.77 difference in value).

Between 1952 and 2024: Dairy and related products experienced an average inflation rate of 2.92% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, dairy and related products costing $20 in the year 1952 would cost $158.77 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.49% during this same period, inflation for dairy and related products was lower.

In the year 1952: Pricing changed by 4.28%, which is above the average yearly change for dairy and related products during the 1952-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1952 (2.25%), inflation for dairy and related products was higher.

Price Inflation for Dairy and related products since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1946 (23.23%), 1974 (18.70%), and 1947 (12.83%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1952

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Dairy and related products, over time, for $20 beginning in 1952. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1952$20.004.28%
1953$19.65-1.75%
1954$19.02-3.20%
1955$18.98-0.19%
1956$19.492.64%
1957$20.042.85%
1958$20.351.55%
1959$20.500.72%
1960$20.942.16%
1961$21.261.52%
1962$21.13-0.58%
1963$21.07-0.30%
1964$21.240.82%
1965$21.330.39%
1966$22.696.41%
1967$23.694.38%
1968$24.473.33%
1969$25.263.22%
1970$26.494.85%
1971$27.313.11%
1972$27.751.60%
1973$30.309.19%
1974$35.9718.70%
1975$37.093.12%
1976$40.108.11%
1977$41.182.69%
1978$43.956.73%
1979$49.0311.58%
1980$53.869.85%
1981$57.707.12%
1982$58.511.40%
1983$59.211.20%
1984$59.971.29%
1985$61.101.88%
1986$61.210.19%
1987$62.732.48%
1988$64.172.30%
1989$68.476.69%
1990$74.939.44%
1991$74.09-1.12%
1992$76.112.72%
1993$76.620.67%
1994$78.021.83%
1995$78.670.83%
1996$84.156.97%
1997$86.172.40%
1998$89.293.62%
1999$94.525.85%
2000$95.160.67%
2001$98.953.98%
2002$99.550.61%
2003$99.42-0.14%
2004$106.727.35%
2005$108.021.21%
2006$107.41-0.56%
2007$115.357.39%
2008$124.618.02%
2009$116.68-6.36%
2010$118.001.13%
2011$126.006.78%
2012$128.682.13%
2013$128.850.13%
2014$133.443.56%
2015$131.73-1.28%
2016$128.70-2.30%
2017$128.790.07%
2018$128.20-0.46%
2019$129.521.03%
2020$135.224.40%
2021$137.061.36%
2022$153.5012.00%
2023$159.633.99%
2024$158.77-0.54%*

* 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 Dairy and related products:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI15.32315.98516.56915.66915.06215.94617.60019.70021.17721.00021.06225.95429.28532.20029.35429.03832.38533.76933.17732.11532.05432.90033.83834.36234.60835.35435.89235.68535.57735.86936.00838.31539.99241.32342.65444.72346.11546.85451.16260.73162.62367.70069.52374.20082.79290.94697.42398.78599.969101.262103.162103.354105.915108.354115.608126.523125.100128.508129.369131.738132.831142.092145.500150.769159.592160.669167.069168.092167.862180.200182.385181.362194.770210.396197.013199.245212.745217.270217.554225.310222.418217.306217.455216.462218.693228.322231.422259.184269.528268.070

Adjust dairy and related products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1952 * 1952 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dairy and related products was 33.769 in the year 1952 and 268.070 in 2024:

268.070 / 33.769 * $20 = $158.77

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1952 has the same "purchasing power" as $158.77 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Dairy and related products).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Dairy and related products in 1935. In addition to dairy and related products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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