Cigarettes and tobacco inflation
Cigarettes and tobacco prices since 2000
Up 347%
An average of 5.90% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 cigarettes and tobacco costs $446.98 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
6.3%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1935
How much cigarettes and tobacco prices have risen
| Since | Cigarettes and tobacco | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +7,850% | +1,290% | $7,949.79 |
| 1970 | +4,022% | +763% | $4,122.11 |
| 1980 | +2,373% | +307% | $2,473.27 |
| 1990 | +876% | +156% | $976.29 |
| 2000 | +347% | +95% | $446.98 |
| 2010 | +119% | +54% | $218.63 |
| 2020 | +51% | +29% | $150.66 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1935
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103.5 | 6.5% | $1.08 |
| 2024 | 97.2 | 7.4% | $1.14 |
| 2023 | 90.5 | 6.5% | $1.23 |
| 2022 | 85.0 | 7.2% | $1.31 |
| 2021 | 79.2 | 7.2% | $1.40 |
| 2020 | 73.9 | 5.0% | $1.51 |
| 2019 | 70.4 | 4.9% | $1.58 |
| 2018 | 67.1 | 4.0% | $1.66 |
| 2017 | 64.5 | 6.2% | $1.73 |
| 2016 | 60.7 | 3.5% | $1.83 |
| 2015 | 58.7 | 3.0% | $1.90 |
| 2014 | 57.0 | 3.0% | $1.95 |
| 2013 | 55.3 | 2.7% | $2.01 |
| 2012 | 53.8 | 2.2% | $2.07 |
| 2011 | 52.6 | 3.4% | $2.11 |
| 2010 | 50.9 | 10.5% | $2.19 |
| 2009 | 46.1 | 24.1% | $2.42 |
| 2008 | 37.1 | 6.2% | $3.00 |
| 2007 | 34.9 | 6.5% | $3.19 |
| 2006 | 32.8 | 3.5% | $3.39 |
| 2005 | 31.7 | 5.3% | $3.51 |
| 2004 | 30.1 | 1.7% | $3.70 |
| 2003 | 29.6 | 1.7% | $3.76 |
| 2002 | 29.1 | 8.6% | $3.82 |
| 2001 | 26.8 | 7.6% | $4.15 |
| 2000 | 24.9 | 11.2% | $4.47 |
| 1999 | 22.4 | 29.5% | $4.97 |
| 1998 | 17.3 | 12.3% | $6.43 |
| 1997 | 15.4 | 4.8% | $7.23 |
| 1996 | 14.7 | 3.5% | $7.57 |
| 1995 | 14.2 | 2.2% | $7.84 |
| 1994 | 13.9 | -3.5% | $8.01 |
| 1993 | 14.4 | 3.6% | $7.73 |
| 1992 | 13.9 | 8.6% | $8.01 |
| 1991 | 12.8 | 12.3% | $8.70 |
| 1990 | 11.4 | 9.6% | $9.76 |
| 1989 | 10.4 | 13.0% | $10.70 |
| 1988 | 9.2 | 9.5% | $12.10 |
| 1987 | 8.4 | 6.3% | $13.25 |
| 1986 | 7.9 | 6.8% | $14.09 |
| 1985 | 7.4 | 7.2% | $15.04 |
| 1984 | 6.9 | 6.2% | $16.13 |
| 1983 | 6.5 | 18.2% | $17.12 |
| 1982 | 5.5 | 12.2% | $20.24 |
| 1981 | 4.9 | 8.9% | $22.71 |
| 1980 | 4.5 | 7.1% | $24.73 |
| 1979 | 4.2 | 5.0% | $26.50 |
| 1978 | 4.0 | 5.3% | $27.82 |
| 1977 | 3.8 | 5.6% | $29.29 |
| 1976 | 3.6 | 5.9% | $30.92 |
| 1975 | 3.4 | 6.3% | $32.73 |
| 1974 | 3.2 | 3.2% | $34.78 |
| 1973 | 3.1 | 3.3% | $35.90 |
| 1972 | 3.0 | 7.1% | $37.10 |
| 1971 | 2.8 | 3.7% | $39.75 |
| 1970 | 2.7 | 8.0% | $41.22 |
| 1969 | 2.5 | 4.2% | $44.52 |
| 1968 | 2.4 | 9.1% | $46.37 |
| 1967 | 2.2 | 0.0% | $50.59 |
| 1966 | 2.2 | 4.8% | $50.59 |
| 1965 | 2.1 | 5.0% | $53.00 |
| 1964 | 2.0 | 5.3% | $55.65 |
| 1963 | 1.9 | 0.0% | $58.58 |
| 1962 | 1.9 | 5.6% | $58.58 |
| 1961 | 1.8 | 0.0% | $61.83 |
| 1960 | 1.8 | 0.0% | $61.83 |
| 1959 | 1.8 | 5.9% | $61.83 |
| 1958 | 1.7 | 0.0% | $65.47 |
| 1957 | 1.7 | 6.3% | $65.47 |
| 1956 | 1.6 | 0.0% | $69.56 |
| 1955 | 1.6 | 0.0% | $69.56 |
| 1954 | 1.6 | 6.7% | $69.56 |
| 1953 | 1.5 | 0.0% | $74.20 |
| 1952 | 1.5 | 7.1% | $74.20 |
| 1951 | 1.4 | 0.0% | $79.50 |
| 1950 | 1.4 | 7.7% | $79.50 |
| 1949 | 1.3 | 0.0% | $85.61 |
| 1948 | 1.3 | 8.3% | $85.61 |
| 1947 | 1.2 | 9.1% | $92.75 |
| 1946 | 1.1 | 0.0% | $101.18 |
| 1945 | 1.1 | 0.0% | $101.18 |
| 1944 | 1.1 | 10.0% | $101.18 |
| 1943 | 1.0 | 0.0% | $111.30 |
| 1942 | 1.0 | 0.0% | $111.30 |
| 1941 | 1.0 | 11.1% | $111.30 |
| 1940 | 0.9 | 0.0% | $123.66 |
| 1939 | 0.9 | 0.0% | $123.66 |
| 1938 | 0.9 | 0.0% | $123.66 |
| 1937 | 0.9 | 0.0% | $123.66 |
| 1936 | 0.9 | 0.0% | $123.66 |
| 1935 | 0.9 | $123.66 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEGA, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have cigarettes and tobacco prices gone up since 2000?
- Cigarettes and tobacco prices rose 347% from 2000 to August 2026, faster than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for cigarettes and tobacco right now?
- Cigarettes and tobacco prices were 6.3% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of cigarettes and tobacco in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $446.98.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for cigarettes and tobacco (series CUUR0000SEGA), 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.