According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for energy were 924.17% higher in 2018 versus 1957 (a $9,241,738,455.57 difference in value).
Between 1957 and 2018:Energy experienced an average inflation rate of 3.89% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, energy costing $1,000,000,000 in the year 1957 would cost $10,241,738,455.57 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.66% during this same period, inflation for energy was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Energy, over time, for $1,000,000,000 beginning in 1957. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | $1,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1958 | $1,002,716,336.83 | 0.27% |
| 1959 | $1,019,790,454.02 | 1.70% |
| 1960 | $1,044,625,533.57 | 2.44% |
| 1961 | $1,047,341,870.39 | 0.26% |
| 1962 | $1,051,610,399.69 | 0.41% |
| 1963 | $1,053,550,640.28 | 0.18% |
| 1964 | $1,049,282,110.98 | -0.41% |
| 1965 | $1,068,684,516.88 | 1.85% |
| 1966 | $1,084,982,537.83 | 1.53% |
| 1967 | $1,110,205,665.50 | 2.32% |
| 1968 | $1,126,503,686.46 | 1.47% |
| 1969 | $1,155,607,295.30 | 2.58% |
| 1970 | $1,187,427,240.98 | 2.75% |
| 1971 | $1,234,381,063.25 | 3.95% |
| 1972 | $1,268,529,297.63 | 2.77% |
| 1973 | $1,371,362,048.89 | 8.11% |
| 1974 | $1,771,827,706.64 | 29.20% |
| 1975 | $1,960,031,043.85 | 10.62% |
| 1976 | $2,100,504,462.55 | 7.17% |
| 1977 | $2,299,961,195.19 | 9.50% |
| 1978 | $2,446,255,335.66 | 6.36% |
| 1979 | $3,061,311,602.64 | 25.14% |
| 1980 | $4,006,208,769.89 | 30.87% |
| 1981 | $4,550,252,231.28 | 13.58% |
| 1982 | $4,616,996,507.57 | 1.47% |
| 1983 | $4,653,084,982.54 | 0.78% |
| 1984 | $4,699,650,756.69 | 1.00% |
| 1985 | $4,732,634,846.72 | 0.70% |
| 1986 | $4,108,653,473.03 | -13.18% |
| 1987 | $4,124,951,493.99 | 0.40% |
| 1988 | $4,155,995,343.42 | 0.75% |
| 1989 | $4,391,928,599.15 | 5.68% |
| 1990 | $4,753,977,493.21 | 8.24% |
| 1991 | $4,770,663,562.28 | 0.35% |
| 1992 | $4,796,274,738.07 | 0.54% |
| 1993 | $4,849,825,378.35 | 1.12% |
| 1994 | $4,871,944,121.07 | 0.46% |
| 1995 | $4,900,659,681.80 | 0.59% |
| 1996 | $5,128,443,927.05 | 4.65% |
| 1997 | $5,192,859,914.63 | 1.26% |
| 1998 | $4,790,454,016.30 | -7.75% |
| 1999 | $4,964,687,621.27 | 3.64% |
| 2000 | $5,802,483,507.95 | 16.88% |
| 2001 | $6,020,566,550.25 | 3.76% |
| 2002 | $5,665,890,570.43 | -5.89% |
| 2003 | $6,355,840,124.18 | 12.18% |
| 2004 | $7,049,670,159.10 | 10.92% |
| 2005 | $8,244,470,314.32 | 16.95% |
| 2006 | $9,166,860,690.73 | 11.19% |
| 2007 | $9,672,793,946.45 | 5.52% |
| 2008 | $11,020,547,147.85 | 13.93% |
| 2009 | $8,993,073,341.09 | -18.40% |
| 2010 | $9,846,286,379.51 | 9.49% |
| 2011 | $11,357,815,289.10 | 15.35% |
| 2012 | $11,458,925,106.71 | 0.89% |
| 2013 | $11,381,117,578.58 | -0.68% |
| 2014 | $11,342,650,368.65 | -0.34% |
| 2015 | $9,447,962,747.38 | -16.70% |
| 2016 | $8,825,840,124.18 | -6.58% |
| 2017 | $9,524,551,804.42 | 7.92% |
| 2018 | $10,241,738,455.57 | 7.53% |
| 2019 | $10,025,335,661.62 | -2.11% |
| 2020 | $9,171,098,176.17 | -8.52% |
| 2021 | $11,097,780,364.77 | 21.01% |
| 2022 | $13,888,971,672.49 | 25.15% |
| 2023 | $13,191,412,495.15 | -5.02% |
| 2024 | $13,017,198,292.59 | -1.32% |
| 2025 | $13,048,347,973.33 | 0.24% |
| 2026 | $13,019,231,664.73 | -0.22%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Energy:
| Year | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 21.475 | 21.533 | 21.900 | 22.433 | 22.492 | 22.583 | 22.625 | 22.533 | 22.950 | 23.300 | 23.842 | 24.192 | 24.817 | 25.500 | 26.508 | 27.242 | 29.450 | 38.050 | 42.092 | 45.108 | 49.392 | 52.533 | 65.742 | 86.033 | 97.717 | 99.150 | 99.925 | 100.925 | 101.633 | 88.233 | 88.583 | 89.250 | 94.317 | 102.092 | 102.450 | 103.000 | 104.150 | 104.625 | 105.242 | 110.133 | 111.517 | 102.875 | 106.617 | 124.608 | 129.292 | 121.675 | 136.492 | 151.392 | 177.050 | 196.858 | 207.723 | 236.666 | 193.126 | 211.449 | 243.909 | 246.080 | 244.409 | 243.583 | 202.895 | 189.535 | 204.540 | 219.941 | 215.294 | 196.949 | 238.325 | 298.266 | 283.286 | 279.544 | 280.213 | 279.588 |