Salad dressing price inflation, 1997→2024

Salad Dressing Inflation Calculator

Prices for Salad Dressing, 1997-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for salad dressing are 75.33% higher in 2024 versus 1997 (a $15.07 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2024: Salad dressing experienced an average inflation rate of 2.10% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, salad dressing costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $35.07 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for salad dressing was lower.

Price Inflation for Salad dressing since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (14.46%), 2023 (10.51%), and 2008 (7.49%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Salad dressing, 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	$20.20	0.99%
1999	$20.68	2.41%
2000	$20.84	0.77%
2001	$21.33	2.33%
2002	$21.57	1.11%
2003	$21.82	1.15%
2004	$21.91	0.44%
2005	$21.46	-2.08%
2006	$21.81	1.63%
2007	$22.16	1.62%
2008	$23.82	7.49%
2009	$25.06	5.19%
2010	$25.17	0.45%
2011	$26.85	6.68%
2012	$27.51	2.45%
2013	$26.99	-1.88%
2014	$26.31	-2.54%
2015	$26.18	-0.46%
2016	$25.94	-0.93%
2017	$25.80	-0.54%
2018	$25.65	-0.58%
2019	$25.71	0.23%
2020	$26.32	2.38%
2021	$27.45	4.26%
2022	$31.41	14.46%
2023	$34.71	10.51%
2024	$35.07	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 Salad dressing:

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	100.992	103.423	104.223	106.654	107.838	109.077	109.562	107.285	109.038	110.804	119.104	125.284	125.850	134.258	137.543	134.956	131.525	130.925	129.707	129.008	128.260	128.558	131.618	137.225	157.062	173.572	175.332

Adjust salad dressing prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Salad dressing was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 175.332 in 2024:

175.332 / 100.000 * $20 = $35.07

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $35.07 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Salad dressing).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Salad dressing in 1997. In addition to salad dressing, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.