According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for shelter were 685.76% higher in 2019 versus 1973 (a $174,184,240,973.01 difference in value).
Between 1973 and 2019: Shelter experienced an average inflation rate of 4.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, shelter costing $25,400,000,000 in the year 1973 would cost $199,584,240,973.01 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.88% during this same period, inflation for shelter was higher.
In the year 1973: Pricing changed by 4.65%, which is above the average yearly change for shelter during the 1973-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1973 (6.18%), inflation for shelter was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Shelter, over time, for $25,400,000,000 beginning in 1973. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1973 | $25,400,000,000.00 | 4.65% |
1974 | $27,866,628,658.30 | 9.71% |
1975 | $30,618,053,971.87 | 9.87% |
1976 | $32,302,698,593.69 | 5.50% |
1977 | $34,479,703,534.78 | 6.74% |
1978 | $37,960,015,203.34 | 10.09% |
1979 | $43,235,993,918.66 | 13.90% |
1980 | $50,824,135,309.77 | 17.55% |
1981 | $56,780,729,760.55 | 11.72% |
1982 | $60,801,672,367.92 | 7.08% |
1983 | $62,206,347,396.43 | 2.31% |
1984 | $65,257,050,551.12 | 4.90% |
1985 | $68,911,136,450.02 | 5.60% |
1986 | $72,681,071,835.80 | 5.47% |
1987 | $76,084,150,513.11 | 4.68% |
1988 | $79,747,890,535.92 | 4.82% |
1989 | $83,353,705,815.28 | 4.52% |
1990 | $87,842,873,432.16 | 5.39% |
1991 | $91,791,410,110.22 | 4.49% |
1992 | $94,875,902,698.59 | 3.36% |
1993 | $97,723,869,251.24 | 3.00% |
1994 | $100,731,128,848.35 | 3.08% |
1995 | $103,970,087,419.23 | 3.22% |
1996 | $107,324,895,477.00 | 3.23% |
1997 | $110,616,951,729.38 | 3.07% |
1998 | $114,275,864,690.23 | 3.31% |
1999 | $117,509,996,199.16 | 2.83% |
2000 | $121,333,029,266.44 | 3.25% |
2001 | $125,855,986,316.99 | 3.73% |
2002 | $130,581,679,969.59 | 3.75% |
2003 | $133,733,751,425.31 | 2.41% |
2004 | $137,325,085,518.81 | 2.69% |
2005 | $140,829,532,497.15 | 2.55% |
2006 | $145,666,248,574.69 | 3.43% |
2007 | $150,987,505,131.13 | 3.65% |
2008 | $154,787,609,654.12 | 2.52% |
2009 | $156,474,281,641.96 | 1.09% |
2010 | $155,873,071,075.64 | -0.38% |
2011 | $157,912,263,397.95 | 1.31% |
2012 | $161,324,513,492.97 | 2.16% |
2013 | $165,072,244,393.77 | 2.32% |
2014 | $169,751,791,334.09 | 2.83% |
2015 | $174,953,722,919.04 | 3.06% |
2016 | $180,869,528,696.31 | 3.38% |
2017 | $186,876,903,838.84 | 3.32% |
2018 | $193,063,942,227.29 | 3.31% |
2019 | $199,584,240,973.01 | 3.38% |
2020 | $204,499,058,912.96 | 2.46% |
2021 | $209,951,611,554.54 | 2.67% |
2022 | $222,289,050,931.20 | 5.88% |
2023 | $238,860,161,535.54 | 7.45% |
2024 | $247,237,093,120.49 | 3.51%* |
* 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 |
CPI | 21.600 | 22.000 | 22.485 | 22.746 | 23.123 | 23.962 | 24.469 | 24.731 | 25.231 | 25.446 | 25.731 | 26.069 | 26.500 | 26.992 | 27.800 | 28.769 | 30.131 | 32.577 | 35.538 | 37.023 | 38.677 | 40.477 | 44.408 | 48.792 | 51.477 | 54.946 | 60.492 | 68.900 | 80.992 | 90.485 | 96.892 | 99.131 | 103.992 | 109.815 | 115.823 | 121.246 | 127.085 | 132.831 | 139.985 | 146.277 | 151.192 | 155.731 | 160.523 | 165.685 | 171.031 | 176.277 | 182.108 | 187.262 | 193.354 | 200.562 | 208.092 | 213.115 | 218.838 | 224.423 | 232.131 | 240.611 | 246.666 | 249.354 | 248.396 | 251.646 | 257.083 | 263.056 | 270.513 | 278.803 | 288.230 | 297.803 | 307.663 | 318.053 | 325.886 | 334.575 | 354.235 | 380.643 | 393.992 |