According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less energy were 837.48% higher in 2021 versus 1957 (a $167.50 difference in value).
Between 1957 and 2021: All items less energy experienced an average inflation rate of 3.56% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items less energy costing $20 in the year 1957 would cost $187.50 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for all items less energy was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for All items less energy:
| 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 |
| CPI | 28.867 | 29.675 | 29.958 | 30.408 | 30.717 | 31.133 | 31.525 | 31.975 | 32.475 | 33.483 | 34.433 | 35.942 | 37.958 | 40.275 | 41.992 | 43.400 | 46.042 | 50.567 | 55.133 | 58.250 | 61.875 | 66.708 | 73.367 | 81.925 | 90.067 | 96.150 | 99.600 | 104.392 | 108.475 | 112.683 | 117.258 | 122.317 | 128.100 | 134.733 | 140.875 | 145.425 | 149.942 | 154.100 | 158.667 | 163.117 | 167.067 | 170.867 | 174.433 | 178.633 | 183.550 | 187.625 | 190.575 | 194.442 | 198.725 | 203.675 | 208.922 | 214.746 | 218.434 | 220.457 | 224.805 | 229.717 | 233.636 | 237.956 | 242.323 | 246.965 | 251.159 | 256.261 | 261.761 | 266.900 | 270.619 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less energy, over time, for $20 beginning in 1957. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | $20.00 | - |
| 1958 | $20.56 | 2.80% |
| 1959 | $20.76 | 0.95% |
| 1960 | $21.07 | 1.50% |
| 1961 | $21.28 | 1.01% |
| 1962 | $21.57 | 1.36% |
| 1963 | $21.84 | 1.26% |
| 1964 | $22.15 | 1.43% |
| 1965 | $22.50 | 1.56% |
| 1966 | $23.20 | 3.10% |
| 1967 | $23.86 | 2.84% |
| 1968 | $24.90 | 4.38% |
| 1969 | $26.30 | 5.61% |
| 1970 | $27.90 | 6.10% |
| 1971 | $29.09 | 4.26% |
| 1972 | $30.07 | 3.35% |
| 1973 | $31.90 | 6.09% |
| 1974 | $35.03 | 9.83% |
| 1975 | $38.20 | 9.03% |
| 1976 | $40.36 | 5.65% |
| 1977 | $42.87 | 6.22% |
| 1978 | $46.22 | 7.81% |
| 1979 | $50.83 | 9.98% |
| 1980 | $56.76 | 11.67% |
| 1981 | $62.40 | 9.94% |
| 1982 | $66.62 | 6.75% |
| 1983 | $69.01 | 3.59% |
| 1984 | $72.33 | 4.81% |
| 1985 | $75.16 | 3.91% |
| 1986 | $78.07 | 3.88% |
| 1987 | $81.24 | 4.06% |
| 1988 | $84.75 | 4.31% |
| 1989 | $88.75 | 4.73% |
| 1990 | $93.35 | 5.18% |
| 1991 | $97.60 | 4.56% |
| 1992 | $100.76 | 3.23% |
| 1993 | $103.89 | 3.11% |
| 1994 | $106.77 | 2.77% |
| 1995 | $109.93 | 2.96% |
| 1996 | $113.01 | 2.80% |
| 1997 | $115.75 | 2.42% |
| 1998 | $118.38 | 2.27% |
| 1999 | $120.85 | 2.09% |
| 2000 | $123.76 | 2.41% |
| 2001 | $127.17 | 2.75% |
| 2002 | $129.99 | 2.22% |
| 2003 | $132.04 | 1.57% |
| 2004 | $134.72 | 2.03% |
| 2005 | $137.68 | 2.20% |
| 2006 | $141.11 | 2.49% |
| 2007 | $144.75 | 2.58% |
| 2008 | $148.78 | 2.79% |
| 2009 | $151.34 | 1.72% |
| 2010 | $152.74 | 0.93% |
| 2011 | $155.75 | 1.97% |
| 2012 | $159.16 | 2.19% |
| 2013 | $161.87 | 1.71% |
| 2014 | $164.87 | 1.85% |
| 2015 | $167.89 | 1.84% |
| 2016 | $171.11 | 1.92% |
| 2017 | $174.01 | 1.70% |
| 2018 | $177.55 | 2.03% |
| 2019 | $181.36 | 2.15% |
| 2020 | $184.92 | 1.96% |
| 2021 | $187.50 | 1.39%* |