According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care commodities were 615.62% higher in 2018 versus 1975 (a $156,368,397,171.31 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2018: Medical care commodities experienced an average inflation rate of 4.68% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care commodities costing $25,400,000,000 in the year 1975 would cost $181,768,397,171.31 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.65% during this same period, inflation for medical care commodities was higher.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 8.40%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for medical care commodities during the 1975-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for medical care commodities was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care commodities, over time, for $25,400,000,000 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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1975 | $25,400,000,000.00 | 8.40% |
1976 | $26,935,950,353.59 | 6.05% |
1977 | $28,673,517,102.03 | 6.45% |
1978 | $30,689,681,050.66 | 7.03% |
1979 | $32,878,135,373.07 | 7.13% |
1980 | $35,950,036,080.24 | 9.34% |
1981 | $39,876,057,151.10 | 10.92% |
1982 | $43,978,034,348.39 | 10.29% |
1983 | $47,739,096,550.73 | 8.55% |
1984 | $51,239,890,316.06 | 7.33% |
1985 | $54,883,648,434.12 | 7.11% |
1986 | $58,494,414,778.47 | 6.58% |
1987 | $62,405,772,838.79 | 6.69% |
1988 | $66,687,371,915.14 | 6.86% |
1989 | $71,863,414,634.15 | 7.76% |
1990 | $77,867,917,448.41 | 8.36% |
1991 | $84,235,329,773.42 | 8.18% |
1992 | $89,616,654,639.92 | 6.39% |
1993 | $92,915,832,010.39 | 3.68% |
1994 | $95,643,151,969.98 | 2.94% |
1995 | $97,439,370,760.57 | 1.88% |
1996 | $100,254,668,783.37 | 2.89% |
1997 | $102,586,087,458.51 | 2.33% |
1998 | $105,709,308,702.55 | 3.04% |
1999 | $109,939,587,242.03 | 4.00% |
2000 | $113,480,704,286.33 | 3.22% |
2001 | $117,985,914,273.34 | 3.97% |
2002 | $122,194,198,297.01 | 3.57% |
2003 | $125,247,770,241.02 | 2.50% |
2004 | $128,319,670,948.19 | 2.45% |
2005 | $131,530,870,255.45 | 2.50% |
2006 | $136,241,362,389.96 | 3.58% |
2007 | $138,198,177,803.43 | 1.44% |
2008 | $141,079,752,633.86 | 2.09% |
2009 | $145,398,412,469.33 | 3.06% |
2010 | $149,977,560,686.97 | 3.15% |
2011 | $154,444,060,326.17 | 2.98% |
2012 | $158,980,539,183.14 | 2.94% |
2013 | $159,695,654,206.96 | 0.45% |
2014 | $163,656,866,503.10 | 2.48% |
2015 | $168,995,558,666.47 | 3.26% |
2016 | $174,788,620,868.81 | 3.43% |
2017 | $179,676,425,458.22 | 2.80% |
2018 | $181,768,397,171.31 | 1.16% |
2019 | $181,702,157,021.22 | -0.04% |
2020 | $182,594,181,267.14 | 0.49% |
2021 | $179,685,589,839.80 | -1.59% |
2022 | $184,952,506,566.60 | 2.93% |
2023 | $192,672,764,901.14 | 4.17% |
2024 | $194,597,358,348.97 | 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 |