Sugar and sweets inflation
Sugar and sweets prices since 2000
Up 111%
An average of 2.89% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 sugar and sweets costs $210.73 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
6.1%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1935
How much sugar and sweets prices have risen
| Since | Sugar and sweets | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,515% | +1,290% | $1,614.57 |
| 1970 | +964% | +763% | $1,064.03 |
| 1980 | +259% | +307% | $358.59 |
| 1990 | +160% | +156% | $260.25 |
| 2000 | +111% | +95% | $210.73 |
| 2010 | +61% | +54% | $161.26 |
| 2020 | +43% | +29% | $142.59 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1935
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 304.0 | 4.9% | $1.07 |
| 2024 | 289.6 | 3.0% | $1.12 |
| 2023 | 281.2 | 8.7% | $1.15 |
| 2022 | 258.8 | 10.4% | $1.25 |
| 2021 | 234.4 | 3.0% | $1.38 |
| 2020 | 227.6 | 3.3% | $1.43 |
| 2019 | 220.2 | 2.0% | $1.47 |
| 2018 | 215.8 | 0.4% | $1.50 |
| 2017 | 215.1 | -0.1% | $1.51 |
| 2016 | 215.3 | -0.4% | $1.51 |
| 2015 | 216.1 | 3.2% | $1.50 |
| 2014 | 209.3 | -0.8% | $1.55 |
| 2013 | 211.0 | -1.7% | $1.54 |
| 2012 | 214.7 | 3.3% | $1.51 |
| 2011 | 207.8 | 3.3% | $1.56 |
| 2010 | 201.2 | 2.2% | $1.61 |
| 2009 | 196.9 | 5.6% | $1.65 |
| 2008 | 186.6 | 5.5% | $1.74 |
| 2007 | 176.8 | 3.1% | $1.84 |
| 2006 | 171.5 | 3.8% | $1.89 |
| 2005 | 165.2 | 1.2% | $1.96 |
| 2004 | 163.2 | 0.7% | $1.99 |
| 2003 | 162.0 | 1.9% | $2.00 |
| 2002 | 159.0 | 2.1% | $2.04 |
| 2001 | 155.7 | 1.1% | $2.08 |
| 2000 | 154.0 | 1.1% | $2.11 |
| 1999 | 152.3 | 1.4% | $2.13 |
| 1998 | 150.2 | 1.6% | $2.16 |
| 1997 | 147.8 | 2.9% | $2.20 |
| 1996 | 143.7 | 4.5% | $2.26 |
| 1995 | 137.5 | 1.7% | $2.36 |
| 1994 | 135.2 | 1.3% | $2.40 |
| 1993 | 133.4 | 0.2% | $2.43 |
| 1992 | 133.1 | 2.9% | $2.44 |
| 1991 | 129.3 | 3.7% | $2.51 |
| 1990 | 124.7 | 4.4% | $2.60 |
| 1989 | 119.4 | 4.7% | $2.72 |
| 1988 | 114.0 | 2.7% | $2.85 |
| 1987 | 111.0 | 1.8% | $2.92 |
| 1986 | 109.0 | 3.0% | $2.98 |
| 1985 | 105.8 | 2.5% | $3.07 |
| 1984 | 103.2 | 3.9% | $3.14 |
| 1983 | 99.3 | 1.8% | $3.27 |
| 1982 | 97.5 | -0.2% | $3.33 |
| 1981 | 97.7 | 8.0% | $3.32 |
| 1980 | 90.5 | 23.0% | $3.59 |
| 1979 | 73.6 | 7.8% | $4.41 |
| 1978 | 68.3 | 12.3% | $4.75 |
| 1977 | 60.8 | 5.0% | $5.34 |
| 1976 | 57.9 | -11.3% | $5.60 |
| 1975 | 65.3 | 26.1% | $4.97 |
| 1974 | 51.8 | 52.4% | $6.27 |
| 1973 | 34.0 | 5.9% | $9.54 |
| 1972 | 32.1 | 1.6% | $10.11 |
| 1971 | 31.6 | 3.6% | $10.27 |
| 1970 | 30.5 | 5.5% | $10.64 |
| 1969 | 28.9 | 5.5% | $11.23 |
| 1968 | 27.4 | 3.4% | $11.84 |
| 1967 | 26.5 | 3.1% | $12.25 |
| 1966 | 25.7 | -2.3% | $12.63 |
| 1965 | 26.3 | -1.5% | $12.34 |
| 1964 | 26.7 | 4.7% | $12.15 |
| 1963 | 25.5 | 9.0% | $12.73 |
| 1962 | 23.4 | 0.0% | $13.87 |
| 1961 | 23.4 | -2.1% | $13.87 |
| 1960 | 23.9 | 0.4% | $13.58 |
| 1959 | 23.8 | 2.1% | $13.64 |
| 1958 | 23.3 | 4.5% | $13.93 |
| 1957 | 22.3 | 3.2% | $14.55 |
| 1956 | 21.6 | -2.3% | $15.02 |
| 1955 | 22.1 | 1.8% | $14.68 |
| 1954 | 21.7 | 2.4% | $14.96 |
| 1953 | 21.2 | 1.0% | $15.31 |
| 1952 | 21.0 | 1.0% | $15.45 |
| 1951 | 20.8 | 3.5% | $15.60 |
| 1950 | 20.1 | 2.0% | $16.15 |
| 1949 | 19.7 | 1.5% | $16.47 |
| 1948 | 19.4 | -3.5% | $16.73 |
| 1947 | 20.1 | 24.8% | $16.15 |
| 1946 | 16.1 | 14.2% | $20.16 |
| 1945 | 14.1 | 0.0% | $23.02 |
| 1944 | 14.1 | -0.7% | $23.02 |
| 1943 | 14.2 | 0.7% | $22.85 |
| 1942 | 14.1 | 18.5% | $23.02 |
| 1941 | 11.9 | 10.2% | $27.27 |
| 1940 | 10.8 | -3.6% | $30.05 |
| 1939 | 11.2 | 2.8% | $28.98 |
| 1938 | 10.9 | -3.5% | $29.77 |
| 1937 | 11.3 | 1.8% | $28.72 |
| 1936 | 11.1 | -1.8% | $29.24 |
| 1935 | 11.3 | $28.72 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEFR, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have sugar and sweets prices gone up since 2000?
- Sugar and sweets prices rose 111% from 2000 to August 2026, faster than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for sugar and sweets right now?
- Sugar and sweets prices were 6.1% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of sugar and sweets in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $210.73.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for sugar and sweets (series CUUR0000SEFR), 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.