According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for personal care are 1,869.84% higher in 2024 versus 1935 (a $373.97 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2024: Personal care experienced an average inflation rate of 3.41% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, personal care costing $20 in the year 1935 would cost $393.97 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.57% during this same period, inflation for personal care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Personal care, over time, for $20 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $20.00 | - |
| 1936 | $20.28 | 1.41% |
| 1937 | $21.41 | 5.56% |
| 1938 | $21.83 | 1.97% |
| 1939 | $21.83 | 0.00% ** |
| 1940 | $21.69 | -0.65% |
| 1941 | $22.25 | 2.60% |
| 1942 | $24.51 | 10.13% |
| 1943 | $27.04 | 10.34% |
| 1944 | $28.87 | 6.77% |
| 1945 | $29.86 | 3.41% |
| 1946 | $31.97 | 7.08% |
| 1947 | $35.70 | 11.66% |
| 1948 | $37.04 | 3.76% |
| 1949 | $36.98 | -0.18% |
| 1950 | $36.96 | -0.06% |
| 1951 | $40.42 | 9.38% |
| 1952 | $40.90 | 1.18% |
| 1953 | $41.25 | 0.85% |
| 1954 | $41.47 | 0.55% |
| 1955 | $42.17 | 1.67% |
| 1956 | $43.91 | 4.14% |
| 1957 | $45.51 | 3.65% |
| 1958 | $47.01 | 3.28% |
| 1959 | $47.97 | 2.05% |
| 1960 | $48.76 | 1.65% |
| 1961 | $48.98 | 0.44% |
| 1962 | $49.88 | 1.84% |
| 1963 | $50.55 | 1.35% |
| 1964 | $51.15 | 1.18% |
| 1965 | $51.50 | 0.68% |
| 1966 | $52.56 | 2.06% |
| 1967 | $54.11 | 2.95% |
| 1968 | $56.34 | 4.12% |
| 1969 | $59.10 | 4.90% |
| 1970 | $61.25 | 3.63% |
| 1971 | $63.23 | 3.24% |
| 1972 | $64.85 | 2.57% |
| 1973 | $67.74 | 4.44% |
| 1974 | $74.28 | 9.66% |
| 1975 | $81.55 | 9.79% |
| 1976 | $86.86 | 6.51% |
| 1977 | $92.46 | 6.45% |
| 1978 | $98.48 | 6.52% |
| 1979 | $105.97 | 7.60% |
| 1980 | $115.32 | 8.82% |
| 1981 | $125.55 | 8.87% |
| 1982 | $134.40 | 7.05% |
| 1983 | $141.25 | 5.09% |
| 1984 | $146.87 | 3.98% |
| 1985 | $152.56 | 3.87% |
| 1986 | $157.62 | 3.32% |
| 1987 | $162.12 | 2.86% |
| 1988 | $168.20 | 3.75% |
| 1989 | $176.03 | 4.66% |
| 1990 | $183.68 | 4.35% |
| 1991 | $189.97 | 3.42% |
| 1992 | $194.79 | 2.54% |
| 1993 | $199.25 | 2.29% |
| 1994 | $203.64 | 2.20% |
| 1995 | $207.22 | 1.76% |
| 1996 | $211.42 | 2.03% |
| 1997 | $215.07 | 1.73% |
| 1998 | $220.70 | 2.62% |
| 1999 | $226.85 | 2.78% |
| 2000 | $233.27 | 2.83% |
| 2001 | $240.17 | 2.96% |
| 2002 | $246.01 | 2.43% |
| 2003 | $250.76 | 1.93% |
| 2004 | $255.88 | 2.04% |
| 2005 | $261.46 | 2.18% |
| 2006 | $267.93 | 2.47% |
| 2007 | $275.52 | 2.83% |
| 2008 | $283.49 | 2.89% |
| 2009 | $288.15 | 1.64% |
| 2010 | $291.05 | 1.01% |
| 2011 | $293.74 | 0.93% |
| 2012 | $298.78 | 1.72% |
| 2013 | $302.79 | 1.34% |
| 2014 | $307.03 | 1.40% |
| 2015 | $311.01 | 1.30% |
| 2016 | $315.88 | 1.56% |
| 2017 | $319.75 | 1.23% |
| 2018 | $325.44 | 1.78% |
| 2019 | $329.62 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $335.67 | 1.84% |
| 2021 | $342.91 | 2.15% |
| 2022 | $363.25 | 5.93% |
| 2023 | $385.01 | 5.99% |
| 2024 | $393.97 | 2.33%* |
* 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 Personal care:
| 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 | 14.200 | 14.400 | 15.200 | 15.500 | 15.500 | 15.400 | 15.800 | 17.400 | 19.200 | 20.500 | 21.200 | 22.700 | 25.346 | 26.300 | 26.254 | 26.238 | 28.700 | 29.038 | 29.285 | 29.446 | 29.938 | 31.177 | 32.315 | 33.377 | 34.062 | 34.623 | 34.777 | 35.415 | 35.892 | 36.315 | 36.562 | 37.315 | 38.415 | 40.000 | 41.962 | 43.485 | 44.892 | 46.046 | 48.092 | 52.738 | 57.900 | 61.669 | 65.646 | 69.923 | 75.238 | 81.877 | 89.138 | 95.423 | 100.285 | 104.277 | 108.315 | 111.908 | 115.108 | 119.423 | 124.985 | 130.415 | 134.877 | 138.300 | 141.469 | 144.585 | 147.123 | 150.108 | 152.700 | 156.700 | 161.062 | 165.623 | 170.523 | 174.669 | 178.038 | 181.677 | 185.638 | 190.231 | 195.622 | 201.279 | 204.587 | 206.643 | 208.556 | 212.135 | 214.978 | 217.989 | 220.821 | 224.273 | 227.023 | 231.062 | 234.027 | 238.329 | 243.464 | 257.904 | 273.359 | 279.718 |