According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for shelter were 1,324.36% higher in 2018 versus 1952 (a $13,243,645,833.33 difference in value).
Between 1952 and 2018:Shelter experienced an average inflation rate of 4.11% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, shelter costing $1,000,000,000 in the year 1952 would cost $14,243,645,833.33 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.46% during this same period, inflation for shelter was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Shelter, over time, for $1,000,000,000 beginning in 1952. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | $1,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1953 | $1,018,518,518.52 | 1.85% |
| 1954 | $1,040,895,061.73 | 2.20% |
| 1955 | $1,053,240,740.74 | 1.19% |
| 1956 | $1,070,601,851.85 | 1.65% |
| 1957 | $1,109,182,098.77 | 3.60% |
| 1958 | $1,132,716,049.38 | 2.12% |
| 1959 | $1,145,061,728.40 | 1.09% |
| 1960 | $1,168,209,876.54 | 2.02% |
| 1961 | $1,178,240,740.74 | 0.86% |
| 1962 | $1,190,972,222.22 | 1.08% |
| 1963 | $1,206,790,123.46 | 1.33% |
| 1964 | $1,226,851,851.85 | 1.66% |
| 1965 | $1,249,614,197.53 | 1.86% |
| 1966 | $1,287,037,037.04 | 2.99% |
| 1967 | $1,331,790,123.46 | 3.48% |
| 1968 | $1,395,061,728.40 | 4.75% |
| 1969 | $1,508,101,851.85 | 8.10% |
| 1970 | $1,645,447,530.86 | 9.11% |
| 1971 | $1,714,120,370.37 | 4.17% |
| 1972 | $1,790,509,259.26 | 4.46% |
| 1973 | $1,873,842,592.59 | 4.65% |
| 1974 | $2,055,941,358.02 | 9.72% |
| 1975 | $2,258,873,456.79 | 9.87% |
| 1976 | $2,383,101,851.85 | 5.50% |
| 1977 | $2,543,981,481.48 | 6.75% |
| 1978 | $2,800,540,123.46 | 10.08% |
| 1979 | $3,189,814,814.81 | 13.90% |
| 1980 | $3,749,614,197.53 | 17.55% |
| 1981 | $4,189,043,209.88 | 11.72% |
| 1982 | $4,485,725,308.64 | 7.08% |
| 1983 | $4,589,506,172.84 | 2.31% |
| 1984 | $4,814,429,012.35 | 4.90% |
| 1985 | $5,084,104,938.27 | 5.60% |
| 1986 | $5,362,268,518.52 | 5.47% |
| 1987 | $5,613,040,123.46 | 4.68% |
| 1988 | $5,883,487,654.32 | 4.82% |
| 1989 | $6,149,691,358.02 | 4.52% |
| 1990 | $6,480,709,876.54 | 5.38% |
| 1991 | $6,771,990,740.74 | 4.49% |
| 1992 | $6,999,614,197.53 | 3.36% |
| 1993 | $7,209,876,543.21 | 3.00% |
| 1994 | $7,431,712,962.96 | 3.08% |
| 1995 | $7,670,524,691.36 | 3.21% |
| 1996 | $7,918,209,876.54 | 3.23% |
| 1997 | $8,160,879,629.63 | 3.06% |
| 1998 | $8,430,941,358.02 | 3.31% |
| 1999 | $8,669,367,283.95 | 2.83% |
| 2000 | $8,951,388,888.89 | 3.25% |
| 2001 | $9,285,108,024.69 | 3.73% |
| 2002 | $9,633,873,456.79 | 3.76% |
| 2003 | $9,866,512,345.68 | 2.41% |
| 2004 | $10,131,558,641.98 | 2.69% |
| 2005 | $10,390,046,296.30 | 2.55% |
| 2006 | $10,746,913,580.25 | 3.43% |
| 2007 | $11,139,378,858.02 | 3.65% |
| 2008 | $11,419,741,512.35 | 2.52% |
| 2009 | $11,544,178,240.74 | 1.09% |
| 2010 | $11,499,822,530.86 | -0.38% |
| 2011 | $11,650,266,203.70 | 1.31% |
| 2012 | $11,902,013,888.89 | 2.16% |
| 2013 | $12,178,506,944.44 | 2.32% |
| 2014 | $12,523,750,000.00 | 2.83% |
| 2015 | $12,907,530,864.20 | 3.06% |
| 2016 | $13,343,981,481.48 | 3.38% |
| 2017 | $13,787,187,500.00 | 3.32% |
| 2018 | $14,243,645,833.33 | 3.31% |
| 2019 | $14,724,695,216.05 | 3.38% |
| 2020 | $15,087,291,666.67 | 2.46% |
| 2021 | $15,489,564,043.21 | 2.67% |
| 2022 | $16,399,783,950.62 | 5.88% |
| 2023 | $17,622,345,679.01 | 7.45% |
| 2024 | $18,544,510,030.86 | 5.23% |
| 2025 | $19,214,111,952.86 | 3.61% |
| 2026 | $19,379,305,555.56 | 0.86%* |
* 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 Shelter:
| Year | 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 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 21.600 | 22.000 | 22.483 | 22.750 | 23.125 | 23.958 | 24.467 | 24.733 | 25.233 | 25.450 | 25.725 | 26.067 | 26.500 | 26.992 | 27.800 | 28.767 | 30.133 | 32.575 | 35.542 | 37.025 | 38.675 | 40.475 | 44.408 | 48.792 | 51.475 | 54.950 | 60.492 | 68.900 | 80.992 | 90.483 | 96.892 | 99.133 | 103.992 | 109.817 | 115.825 | 121.242 | 127.083 | 132.833 | 139.983 | 146.275 | 151.192 | 155.733 | 160.525 | 165.683 | 171.033 | 176.275 | 182.108 | 187.258 | 193.350 | 200.558 | 208.092 | 213.117 | 218.842 | 224.425 | 232.133 | 240.611 | 246.666 | 249.354 | 248.396 | 251.646 | 257.084 | 263.056 | 270.513 | 278.803 | 288.230 | 297.803 | 307.663 | 318.053 | 325.886 | 334.575 | 354.235 | 380.643 | 400.561 | 415.025 | 418.593 |