Coffee inflation
Coffee prices since 2000
Up 93%
An average of 2.55% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 coffee costs $193.01 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
6.1%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1967
How much coffee prices have risen
| Since | Coffee | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +838% | +763% | $937.64 |
| 1980 | +166% | +307% | $266.34 |
| 1990 | +153% | +156% | $252.96 |
| 2000 | +93% | +95% | $193.01 |
| 2010 | +59% | +54% | $159.44 |
| 2020 | +53% | +29% | $153.07 |
Calculate coffee inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1967
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 265.7 | 13.0% | $1.12 |
| 2024 | 235.2 | -0.9% | $1.26 |
| 2023 | 237.2 | 4.1% | $1.25 |
| 2022 | 227.9 | 14.4% | $1.30 |
| 2021 | 199.3 | 2.6% | $1.49 |
| 2020 | 194.2 | 0.5% | $1.53 |
| 2019 | 193.2 | -0.8% | $1.54 |
| 2018 | 194.9 | -2.1% | $1.53 |
| 2017 | 199.2 | -0.1% | $1.49 |
| 2016 | 199.3 | -3.0% | $1.49 |
| 2015 | 205.5 | 2.3% | $1.45 |
| 2014 | 201.0 | -1.8% | $1.48 |
| 2013 | 204.7 | -5.9% | $1.45 |
| 2012 | 217.4 | 1.7% | $1.37 |
| 2011 | 213.8 | 14.7% | $1.39 |
| 2010 | 186.4 | 0.1% | $1.59 |
| 2009 | 186.3 | -0.9% | $1.60 |
| 2008 | 188.0 | 7.0% | $1.58 |
| 2007 | 175.6 | 6.3% | $1.69 |
| 2006 | 165.3 | 2.5% | $1.80 |
| 2005 | 161.2 | 10.9% | $1.84 |
| 2004 | 145.3 | 0.3% | $2.05 |
| 2003 | 144.9 | 1.6% | $2.05 |
| 2002 | 142.6 | -2.8% | $2.08 |
| 2001 | 146.7 | -4.7% | $2.03 |
| 2000 | 154.0 | -0.5% | $1.93 |
| 1999 | 154.8 | -5.3% | $1.92 |
| 1998 | 163.4 | -2.7% | $1.82 |
| 1997 | 168.0 | 12.6% | $1.77 |
| 1996 | 149.2 | -8.5% | $1.99 |
| 1995 | 163.1 | 16.2% | $1.82 |
| 1994 | 140.4 | 27.9% | $2.12 |
| 1993 | 109.8 | -0.8% | $2.71 |
| 1992 | 110.7 | -4.0% | $2.69 |
| 1991 | 115.3 | -1.9% | $2.58 |
| 1990 | 117.5 | -2.4% | $2.53 |
| 1989 | 120.4 | 4.7% | $2.47 |
| 1988 | 115.0 | -1.0% | $2.58 |
| 1987 | 116.2 | -12.4% | $2.56 |
| 1986 | 132.7 | 25.8% | $2.24 |
| 1985 | 105.5 | 2.7% | $2.82 |
| 1984 | 102.7 | 3.9% | $2.89 |
| 1983 | 98.8 | 0.3% | $3.01 |
| 1982 | 98.5 | 2.4% | $3.02 |
| 1981 | 96.2 | -13.8% | $3.09 |
| 1980 | 111.6 | 9.6% | $2.66 |
| 1979 | 101.8 | -5.0% | $2.92 |
| 1978 | 107.2 | -5.0% | $2.77 |
| 1977 | 112.9 | 77.0% | $2.63 |
| 1976 | 63.8 | 37.5% | $4.66 |
| 1975 | 46.4 | 9.2% | $6.41 |
| 1974 | 42.5 | 19.0% | $6.99 |
| 1973 | 35.7 | 11.2% | $8.33 |
| 1972 | 32.1 | -1.5% | $9.26 |
| 1971 | 32.6 | 2.8% | $9.12 |
| 1970 | 31.7 | 17.8% | $9.38 |
| 1969 | 26.9 | 1.5% | $11.05 |
| 1968 | 26.5 | -0.4% | $11.22 |
| 1967 | 26.6 | $11.17 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEFP01, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have coffee prices gone up since 2000?
- Coffee prices rose 93% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for coffee right now?
- Coffee prices were 6.1% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of coffee in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $193.01.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for coffee (series CUUR0000SEFP01), 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.