According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for pork chops are 1,946.73% higher in 2024 versus 1939 (a $389.35 difference in value).
Between 1939 and 2024: Pork chops experienced an average inflation rate of 3.62% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, pork chops costing $20 in the year 1939 would cost $409.35 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.73% during this same period, inflation for pork chops was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Pork chops, over time, for $20 beginning in 1939. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | $20.00 | - |
| 1940 | $18.55 | -7.26% |
| 1941 | $22.81 | 23.01% |
| 1942 | $27.58 | 20.90% |
| 1943 | $26.94 | -2.33% |
| 1944 | $25.04 | -7.06% |
| 1945 | $25.06 | 0.10% |
| 1946 | $32.79 | 30.82% |
| 1947 | $48.86 | 49.00% |
| 1948 | $52.26 | 6.97% |
| 1949 | $50.26 | -3.84% |
| 1950 | $50.84 | 1.15% |
| 1951 | $53.56 | 5.36% |
| 1952 | $54.20 | 1.20% |
| 1953 | $57.17 | 5.48% |
| 1954 | $59.55 | 4.16% |
| 1955 | $54.76 | -8.05% |
| 1956 | $54.28 | -0.87% |
| 1957 | $60.06 | 10.66% |
| 1958 | $63.62 | 5.93% |
| 1959 | $59.19 | -6.97% |
| 1960 | $59.78 | 1.00% |
| 1961 | $61.29 | 2.52% |
| 1962 | $62.60 | 2.14% |
| 1963 | $61.40 | -1.91% |
| 1964 | $61.84 | 0.71% |
| 1965 | $68.43 | 10.66% |
| 1966 | $75.03 | 9.64% |
| 1967 | $70.82 | -5.60% |
| 1968 | $72.46 | 2.30% |
| 1969 | $79.05 | 9.10% |
| 1970 | $81.94 | 3.66% |
| 1971 | $76.00 | -7.25% |
| 1972 | $87.57 | 15.22% |
| 1973 | $109.52 | 25.07% |
| 1974 | $110.01 | 0.45% |
| 1975 | $129.92 | 18.10% |
| 1976 | $129.22 | -0.54% |
| 1977 | $126.94 | -1.76% |
| 1978 | $140.76 | 10.88% |
| 1979 | $145.39 | 3.29% |
| 1980 | $138.56 | -4.69% |
| 1981 | $152.07 | 9.75% |
| 1982 | $167.90 | 10.41% |
| 1983 | $166.48 | -0.85% |
| 1984 | $166.95 | 0.29% |
| 1985 | $164.87 | -1.25% |
| 1986 | $182.96 | 10.97% |
| 1987 | $201.30 | 10.03% |
| 1988 | $198.48 | -1.40% |
| 1989 | $204.99 | 3.28% |
| 1990 | $234.24 | 14.27% |
| 1991 | $236.72 | 1.06% |
| 1992 | $232.12 | -1.94% |
| 1993 | $241.63 | 4.10% |
| 1994 | $241.00 | -0.26% |
| 1995 | $241.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1996 | $255.72 | 6.11% |
| 1997 | $259.40 | 1.44% |
| 1998 | $245.26 | -5.45% |
| 1999 | $239.85 | -2.21% |
| 2000 | $254.31 | 6.03% |
| 2001 | $265.72 | 4.49% |
| 2002 | $260.71 | -1.89% |
| 2003 | $268.83 | 3.12% |
| 2004 | $284.73 | 5.91% |
| 2005 | $284.32 | -0.14% |
| 2006 | $280.32 | -1.41% |
| 2007 | $284.34 | 1.43% |
| 2008 | $291.77 | 2.61% |
| 2009 | $281.32 | -3.58% |
| 2010 | $293.11 | 4.19% |
| 2011 | $314.47 | 7.29% |
| 2012 | $316.39 | 0.61% |
| 2013 | $313.71 | -0.85% |
| 2014 | $343.23 | 9.41% |
| 2015 | $329.75 | -3.93% |
| 2016 | $316.26 | -4.09% |
| 2017 | $306.94 | -2.95% |
| 2018 | $315.20 | 2.69% |
| 2019 | $316.27 | 0.34% |
| 2020 | $347.39 | 9.84% |
| 2021 | $370.13 | 6.54% |
| 2022 | $397.39 | 7.37% |
| 2023 | $397.42 | 0.01% |
| 2024 | $409.35 | 3.00%* |
* 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 Pork chops:
| Year | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 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 | 11.969 | 11.100 | 13.654 | 16.508 | 16.123 | 14.985 | 15.000 | 19.623 | 29.238 | 31.277 | 30.077 | 30.423 | 32.054 | 32.438 | 34.215 | 35.638 | 32.769 | 32.485 | 35.946 | 38.077 | 35.423 | 35.777 | 36.677 | 37.462 | 36.746 | 37.008 | 40.954 | 44.900 | 42.385 | 43.362 | 47.308 | 49.038 | 45.485 | 52.408 | 65.546 | 65.838 | 77.754 | 77.331 | 75.969 | 84.238 | 87.008 | 82.923 | 91.008 | 100.485 | 99.631 | 99.915 | 98.669 | 109.492 | 120.469 | 118.785 | 122.677 | 140.185 | 141.669 | 138.915 | 144.608 | 144.231 | 144.231 | 153.038 | 155.238 | 146.777 | 143.538 | 152.192 | 159.023 | 156.023 | 160.885 | 170.400 | 170.154 | 167.762 | 170.165 | 174.611 | 168.362 | 175.416 | 188.201 | 189.344 | 187.744 | 205.412 | 197.342 | 189.268 | 183.691 | 188.637 | 189.275 | 207.900 | 221.506 | 237.826 | 237.839 | 244.978 |