According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care commodities were 858.97% higher in 2019 versus 1950 (a $4,294.87 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2019: Medical care commodities experienced an average inflation rate of 3.33% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care commodities costing $500 in the year 1950 would cost $4,794.87 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.48% during this same period, inflation for medical care commodities was lower.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 1.43%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care commodities during the 1950-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation for medical care commodities was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care commodities, over time, for $500 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1950 | $500.00 | 1.43% |
1951 | $514.08 | 2.82% |
1952 | $518.11 | 0.78% |
1953 | $523.14 | 0.97% |
1954 | $528.67 | 1.06% |
1955 | $534.96 | 1.19% |
1956 | $546.53 | 2.16% |
1957 | $562.12 | 2.85% |
1958 | $580.73 | 3.31% |
1959 | $589.03 | 1.43% |
1960 | $589.29 | 0.04% |
1961 | $582.49 | -1.15% |
1962 | $572.69 | -1.68% |
1963 | $568.16 | -0.79% |
1964 | $567.15 | -0.18% |
1965 | $565.58 | -0.28% |
1966 | $567.15 | 0.28% |
1967 | $564.83 | -0.41% |
1968 | $565.61 | 0.14% |
1969 | $571.31 | 1.01% |
1970 | $584.18 | 2.25% |
1971 | $594.53 | 1.77% |
1972 | $595.88 | 0.23% |
1973 | $597.53 | 0.28% |
1974 | $618.33 | 3.48% |
1975 | $670.27 | 8.40% |
1976 | $710.80 | 6.05% |
1977 | $756.66 | 6.45% |
1978 | $809.86 | 7.03% |
1979 | $867.61 | 7.13% |
1980 | $948.67 | 9.34% |
1981 | $1,052.28 | 10.92% |
1982 | $1,160.52 | 10.29% |
1983 | $1,259.77 | 8.55% |
1984 | $1,352.15 | 7.33% |
1985 | $1,448.31 | 7.11% |
1986 | $1,543.59 | 6.58% |
1987 | $1,646.80 | 6.69% |
1988 | $1,759.79 | 6.86% |
1989 | $1,896.38 | 7.76% |
1990 | $2,054.83 | 8.36% |
1991 | $2,222.86 | 8.18% |
1992 | $2,364.86 | 6.39% |
1993 | $2,451.92 | 3.68% |
1994 | $2,523.89 | 2.94% |
1995 | $2,571.29 | 1.88% |
1996 | $2,645.59 | 2.89% |
1997 | $2,707.11 | 2.33% |
1998 | $2,789.53 | 3.04% |
1999 | $2,901.16 | 4.00% |
2000 | $2,994.60 | 3.22% |
2001 | $3,113.49 | 3.97% |
2002 | $3,224.54 | 3.57% |
2003 | $3,305.12 | 2.50% |
2004 | $3,386.18 | 2.45% |
2005 | $3,470.92 | 2.50% |
2006 | $3,595.23 | 3.58% |
2007 | $3,646.86 | 1.44% |
2008 | $3,722.90 | 2.09% |
2009 | $3,836.87 | 3.06% |
2010 | $3,957.70 | 3.15% |
2011 | $4,075.57 | 2.98% |
2012 | $4,195.28 | 2.94% |
2013 | $4,214.15 | 0.45% |
2014 | $4,318.68 | 2.48% |
2015 | $4,459.56 | 3.26% |
2016 | $4,612.44 | 3.43% |
2017 | $4,741.42 | 2.80% |
2018 | $4,796.62 | 1.16% |
2019 | $4,794.87 | -0.04% |
2020 | $4,818.41 | 0.49% |
2021 | $4,741.66 | -1.59% |
2022 | $4,880.65 | 2.93% |
2023 | $5,084.37 | 4.17% |
2024 | $5,135.16 | 1.00%* |
* 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 Medical care commodities:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 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 |
CPI | 31.700 | 31.600 | 31.800 | 32.000 | 31.900 | 31.800 | 32.000 | 32.800 | 33.000 | 33.300 | 33.600 | 34.200 | 37.000 | 38.680 | 39.200 | 39.760 | 40.880 | 41.200 | 41.600 | 42.040 | 42.540 | 43.460 | 44.700 | 46.180 | 46.840 | 46.860 | 46.320 | 45.540 | 45.180 | 45.100 | 44.975 | 45.100 | 44.915 | 44.977 | 45.431 | 46.454 | 47.277 | 47.385 | 47.515 | 49.169 | 53.300 | 56.523 | 60.169 | 64.400 | 68.992 | 75.438 | 83.677 | 92.285 | 100.177 | 107.523 | 115.169 | 122.746 | 130.954 | 139.938 | 150.800 | 163.400 | 176.762 | 188.054 | 194.977 | 200.700 | 204.469 | 210.377 | 215.269 | 221.823 | 230.700 | 238.131 | 247.585 | 256.415 | 262.823 | 269.269 | 276.008 | 285.892 | 289.999 | 296.045 | 305.108 | 314.717 | 324.089 | 333.609 | 335.109 | 343.422 | 354.625 | 366.781 | 377.038 | 381.427 | 381.288 | 383.160 | 377.057 | 388.109 | 404.309 | 408.348 |