Finally, the calculator sums up results of each category and provides you with your personal inflation rate. The CPI data used throughout is from July 2024. With files from Matt Lundy ...

The gap between food CPI and the comprehensive measure of CPI opened up around 2006 and 2007, a period that saw a price boom for a variety of agricultural commodities, from cereals to oilseed.

There’s a nifty CPI Inflation Calculator by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that can quickly help you calculate your money’s relative buying power.