Did you know that the price of a Costco hot dog with a soda has stayed the same price at just $1.50 since 1985 even through inflation?
The graph compares the actual price of a Costco hot dog and soda in red dashed line with its price adjusted for US inflation using the Consumer Price Index in blue line.
Data source: Calculated using CPI data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Costco Wholesale.
*These figures have not yet been formally peer reviewed and are intended as exploratory