All items less medical care price inflation, 2001→2026

All Items Less Medical Care Inflation Calculator

Prices for All Items Less Medical Care, 2001-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less medical care are 81.23% higher in 2026 versus 2001 (a $16.25 difference in value).

Between 2001 and 2026:All items less medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 2.41% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items less medical care costing $20 in the year 2001 would cost $36.25 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.45% during this same period, inflation for all items less medical care was lower.

In the year 2001: Pricing changed by 2.72%, which is above the average yearly change for all items less medical care during the 2001-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2001 (2.83%), inflation for all items less medical care was lower.

Price Inflation for All items less medical care since 1957

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (13.63%), 1979 (11.37%), and 1974 (11.14%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2001

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less medical care, over time, for $20 beginning in 2001. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2001	$20.00	2.72%
2002	$20.28	1.39%
2003	$20.72	2.18%
2004	$21.25	2.57%
2005	$21.96	3.32%
2006	$22.66	3.19%
2007	$23.28	2.75%
2008	$24.18	3.85%
2009	$24.03	-0.59%
2010	$24.40	1.52%
2011	$25.17	3.16%
2012	$25.66	1.95%
2013	$26.02	1.39%
2014	$26.42	1.56%
2015	$26.40	-0.09%
2016	$26.68	1.04%
2017	$27.23	2.09%
2018	$27.91	2.49%
2019	$28.39	1.72%
2020	$28.66	0.96%
2021	$30.11	5.04%
2022	$32.63	8.38%
2023	$34.08	4.44%
2024	$35.09	2.97%
2025	$36.02	2.64%
2026	$36.25	0.63%*

* 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 All items less medical care:

Year	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	28.750	29.533	29.767	30.158	30.442	30.767	31.133	31.525	32.000	32.933	33.767	35.133	36.992	39.175	40.783	42.125	44.808	49.800	54.275	57.250	60.817	65.442	72.883	82.817	91.375	96.758	99.567	103.675	107.167	108.842	112.583	117.025	122.425	128.758	133.817	137.467	141.217	144.692	148.558	152.817	156.342	158.583	161.967	167.342	171.892	174.283	178.075	182.658	188.717	194.733	200.080	207.777	206.555	209.689	216.325	220.553	223.616	227.107	226.909	229.270	234.073	239.894	244.011	246.354	258.763	280.439	292.896	301.603	309.555	311.511

Adjust all items less medical care prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2001* 2001 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items less medical care was 171.892 in the year 2001 and 311.511 in 2026:

311.511 / 171.892* $20 = $36.25

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2001 has the same "purchasing power" as $36.25 in 2026 (in the CPI category of All items less medical care).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for All items less medical care in 1957. In addition to all items less medical care, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.