Chicken and poultry inflation
Chicken and poultry prices since 2000
Up 97%
An average of 2.64% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 chicken and poultry costs $197.43 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
0.5%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1935
How much chicken and poultry prices have risen
| Since | Chicken and poultry | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +353% | +1,290% | $453.30 |
| 1970 | +493% | +763% | $593.04 |
| 1980 | +237% | +307% | $336.71 |
| 1990 | +138% | +156% | $238.11 |
| 2000 | +97% | +95% | $197.43 |
| 2010 | +55% | +54% | $154.67 |
| 2020 | +29% | +29% | $129.07 |
Calculate chicken and poultry inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1935
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 311.3 | 1.7% | $1.01 |
| 2024 | 306.0 | 0.8% | $1.03 |
| 2023 | 303.5 | 3.1% | $1.04 |
| 2022 | 294.4 | 14.6% | $1.07 |
| 2021 | 256.9 | 5.1% | $1.23 |
| 2020 | 244.4 | 5.6% | $1.29 |
| 2019 | 231.5 | -0.3% | $1.36 |
| 2018 | 232.1 | 0.3% | $1.36 |
| 2017 | 231.3 | 0.2% | $1.36 |
| 2016 | 230.9 | -2.7% | $1.37 |
| 2015 | 237.3 | 0.4% | $1.33 |
| 2014 | 236.3 | 2.0% | $1.34 |
| 2013 | 231.7 | 4.7% | $1.36 |
| 2012 | 221.4 | 5.5% | $1.43 |
| 2011 | 209.9 | 2.9% | $1.50 |
| 2010 | 204.0 | -0.1% | $1.55 |
| 2009 | 204.2 | 1.7% | $1.54 |
| 2008 | 200.9 | 5.0% | $1.57 |
| 2007 | 191.4 | 5.1% | $1.65 |
| 2006 | 182.0 | -1.8% | $1.73 |
| 2005 | 185.3 | 2.0% | $1.70 |
| 2004 | 181.7 | 7.5% | $1.74 |
| 2003 | 169.1 | 1.3% | $1.87 |
| 2002 | 167.0 | 1.3% | $1.89 |
| 2001 | 164.9 | 3.2% | $1.91 |
| 2000 | 159.8 | 1.2% | $1.97 |
| 1999 | 157.9 | 0.5% | $2.00 |
| 1998 | 157.1 | 0.3% | $2.01 |
| 1997 | 156.6 | 2.8% | $2.01 |
| 1996 | 152.4 | 6.2% | $2.07 |
| 1995 | 143.5 | 1.4% | $2.20 |
| 1994 | 141.5 | 3.4% | $2.23 |
| 1993 | 136.9 | 4.2% | $2.30 |
| 1992 | 131.4 | -0.1% | $2.40 |
| 1991 | 131.5 | -0.8% | $2.40 |
| 1990 | 132.5 | -0.2% | $2.38 |
| 1989 | 132.7 | 9.9% | $2.38 |
| 1988 | 120.7 | 7.2% | $2.61 |
| 1987 | 112.6 | -1.4% | $2.80 |
| 1986 | 114.2 | 7.5% | $2.76 |
| 1985 | 106.2 | -1.0% | $2.97 |
| 1984 | 107.3 | 10.6% | $2.94 |
| 1983 | 97.0 | 1.3% | $3.25 |
| 1982 | 95.8 | -1.7% | $3.29 |
| 1981 | 97.5 | 4.1% | $3.24 |
| 1980 | 93.7 | 5.2% | $3.37 |
| 1979 | 89.1 | 4.9% | $3.54 |
| 1978 | 84.9 | 10.4% | $3.72 |
| 1977 | 76.9 | 0.7% | $4.10 |
| 1976 | 76.4 | -4.1% | $4.13 |
| 1975 | 79.7 | 10.5% | $3.96 |
| 1974 | 72.1 | -5.1% | $4.38 |
| 1973 | 76.0 | 40.2% | $4.15 |
| 1972 | 54.2 | 1.3% | $5.82 |
| 1971 | 53.5 | 0.6% | $5.90 |
| 1970 | 53.2 | -0.6% | $5.93 |
| 1969 | 53.5 | 5.7% | $5.90 |
| 1968 | 50.6 | 3.1% | $6.24 |
| 1967 | 49.1 | -6.3% | $6.43 |
| 1966 | 52.4 | 5.4% | $6.02 |
| 1965 | 49.7 | 3.1% | $6.35 |
| 1964 | 48.2 | -2.2% | $6.55 |
| 1963 | 49.3 | -1.6% | $6.40 |
| 1962 | 50.1 | 5.7% | $6.30 |
| 1961 | 47.4 | -9.7% | $6.66 |
| 1960 | 52.5 | 1.7% | $6.01 |
| 1959 | 51.6 | -9.0% | $6.11 |
| 1958 | 56.7 | -1.0% | $5.56 |
| 1957 | 57.3 | -2.6% | $5.51 |
| 1956 | 58.8 | -12.4% | $5.37 |
| 1955 | 67.1 | 4.0% | $4.70 |
| 1954 | 64.5 | -9.7% | $4.89 |
| 1953 | 71.4 | -2.5% | $4.42 |
| 1952 | 73.2 | 0.3% | $4.31 |
| 1951 | 73.0 | 4.9% | $4.32 |
| 1950 | 69.6 | -4.3% | $4.53 |
| 1949 | 72.7 | -5.7% | $4.34 |
| 1948 | 77.1 | 10.8% | $4.09 |
| 1947 | 69.6 | 5.5% | $4.53 |
| 1946 | 66.0 | 12.4% | $4.78 |
| 1945 | 58.7 | 2.4% | $5.37 |
| 1944 | 57.3 | 3.2% | $5.51 |
| 1943 | 55.5 | 19.1% | $5.68 |
| 1942 | 46.6 | 20.1% | $6.77 |
| 1941 | 38.8 | 7.8% | $8.13 |
| 1940 | 36.0 | 1.1% | $8.76 |
| 1939 | 35.6 | -10.3% | $8.86 |
| 1938 | 39.7 | -0.5% | $7.95 |
| 1937 | 39.9 | 3.9% | $7.91 |
| 1936 | 38.4 | 5.8% | $8.22 |
| 1935 | 36.3 | $8.69 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEFF, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have chicken and poultry prices gone up since 2000?
- Chicken and poultry prices rose 97% from 2000 to August 2026, faster than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for chicken and poultry right now?
- Chicken and poultry prices were 0.5% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of chicken and poultry in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $197.43.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for chicken and poultry (series CUUR0000SEFF), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.