Fish price inflation, 1997→2023

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Prices for Fish, 1997-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fish and seafood were 100.81% higher in 2023 versus 1997 (a $20.16 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2023: Fish experienced an average inflation rate of 2.72% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fish costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $40.16 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.50% during this same period, inflation for fish was higher.

In the year 1997: Pricing changed by 2.33%, which is below the average yearly change for fish during the 1997-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1997 (2.33%), inflation for fish was lower.

Price Inflation for Fish and seafood since 1935

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1942 (31%), 1943 (26.60%), and 1948 (15.36%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fish, 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	2.33%
1998	$20.52	2.59%
1999	$20.92	1.97%
2000	$21.49	2.73%
2001	$21.58	0.38%
2002	$21.23	-1.58%
2003	$21.45	1.03%
2004	$21.94	2.28%
2005	$22.59	2.96%
2006	$23.66	4.71%
2007	$24.74	4.57%
2008	$26.21	5.95%
2009	$27.16	3.63%
2010	$27.46	1.11%
2011	$29.41	7.10%
2012	$30.11	2.36%
2013	$30.85	2.48%
2014	$32.63	5.76%
2015	$32.33	-0.93%
2016	$32.09	-0.72%
2017	$32.48	1.21%
2018	$33.17	2.12%
2019	$33.70	1.61%
2020	$34.80	3.26%
2021	$36.68	5.39%
2022	$40.04	9.15%
2023	$40.16	0.31%
2024	$39.46	-1.76%*

* 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 Fish and seafood:

Year	1935	1936	1937	1938	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	6.169	6.200	6.323	6.362	6.331	6.954	7.815	10.238	12.962	13.015	13.623	14.831	17.031	19.646	19.738	19.369	22.123	21.538	20.746	20.846	20.400	20.385	20.677	22.092	22.500	22.500	22.992	23.977	23.931	23.369	24.062	25.623	26.492	26.938	28.400	31.269	34.492	37.585	43.154	49.731	53.846	60.223	66.669	72.962	80.085	87.508	94.785	98.192	99.308	102.485	107.546	117.408	129.915	137.385	143.585	146.723	148.308	151.685	156.615	163.685	171.608	173.085	177.123	181.715	185.300	190.354	191.077	188.054	189.992	194.331	200.085	209.508	219.087	232.122	240.556	243.229	260.493	266.652	273.256	289.007	286.308	284.233	287.676	293.767	298.493	308.232	324.857	354.576	355.683	349.422

Adjust fish prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fish and seafood was 177.123 in the year 1997 and 355.683 in 2023:

355.683 / 177.123 * $20 = $40.16

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $40.16 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Fish and seafood).

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