According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for frozen and freeze dried prepared foods are 225.60% higher in 2024 versus 1977 (a $45.12 difference in value).
Between 1977 and 2024: Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods experienced an average inflation rate of 2.54% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, frozen and freeze dried prepared foods costing $20 in the year 1977 would cost $65.12 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for frozen and freeze dried prepared foods was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods, over time, for $20 beginning in 1977. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | $20.00 | - |
| 1978 | $21.16 | 5.81% |
| 1979 | $23.87 | 12.78% |
| 1980 | $26.40 | 10.63% |
| 1981 | $28.60 | 8.34% |
| 1982 | $29.60 | 3.47% |
| 1983 | $30.86 | 4.27% |
| 1984 | $31.99 | 3.66% |
| 1985 | $33.32 | 4.16% |
| 1986 | $34.20 | 2.64% |
| 1987 | $35.99 | 5.23% |
| 1988 | $37.42 | 3.99% |
| 1989 | $39.79 | 6.32% |
| 1990 | $40.61 | 2.06% |
| 1991 | $42.12 | 3.72% |
| 1992 | $42.38 | 0.63% |
| 1993 | $42.32 | -0.15% |
| 1994 | $43.00 | 1.61% |
| 1995 | $43.21 | 0.50% |
| 1996 | $44.12 | 2.08% |
| 1997 | $44.86 | 1.68% |
| 1998 | $44.85 | -0.01% |
| 1999 | $45.19 | 0.74% |
| 2000 | $45.77 | 1.30% |
| 2001 | $46.95 | 2.57% |
| 2002 | $47.02 | 0.15% |
| 2003 | $46.40 | -1.33% |
| 2004 | $46.99 | 1.27% |
| 2005 | $47.21 | 0.48% |
| 2006 | $47.38 | 0.35% |
| 2007 | $48.30 | 1.95% |
| 2008 | $50.39 | 4.32% |
| 2009 | $51.80 | 2.80% |
| 2010 | $50.94 | -1.66% |
| 2011 | $51.70 | 1.49% |
| 2012 | $52.33 | 1.22% |
| 2013 | $51.71 | -1.19% |
| 2014 | $51.98 | 0.52% |
| 2015 | $52.66 | 1.31% |
| 2016 | $52.29 | -0.71% |
| 2017 | $51.74 | -1.05% |
| 2018 | $51.41 | -0.63% |
| 2019 | $51.37 | -0.09% |
| 2020 | $53.07 | 3.32% |
| 2021 | $54.32 | 2.36% |
| 2022 | $62.48 | 15.01% |
| 2023 | $65.79 | 5.30% |
| 2024 | $65.12 | -1.01%* |
* 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 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods:
| Year | 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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| CPI | 64.900 | 68.669 | 77.446 | 85.677 | 92.823 | 96.046 | 100.146 | 103.808 | 108.123 | 110.977 | 116.777 | 121.431 | 129.108 | 131.769 | 136.677 | 137.538 | 137.331 | 139.538 | 140.231 | 143.154 | 145.562 | 145.554 | 146.631 | 148.531 | 152.354 | 152.585 | 150.562 | 152.469 | 153.200 | 153.738 | 156.737 | 163.515 | 168.090 | 165.300 | 167.767 | 169.812 | 167.791 | 168.671 | 170.879 | 169.674 | 167.892 | 166.835 | 166.681 | 172.212 | 176.270 | 202.737 | 213.481 | 211.315 |