All items less energy price history from 1984 through 2019

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Prices for All Items Less Energy, 1984-2019 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less energy were 150.97% higher in 2019 versus 1984 (a $30.19 difference in value).

Between 1984 and 2019: All items less energy experienced an average inflation rate of 2.66% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items less energy costing $20 in the year 1984 would cost $50.19 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.61% during this same period, inflation for all items less energy was higher.

Price Inflation for All items less energy since 1984

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1990 (5.15%), 1989 (4.77%), and 1991 (4.58%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for All items less energy:

Year	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
CPI	104.300	108.367	112.567	117.200	122.300	128.133	134.733	140.900	145.433	149.967	154.100	158.667	163.133	167.067	170.867	174.433	178.633	183.533	187.667	190.600	194.433	198.733	203.700	208.925	214.751	218.433	220.458	224.806	229.717	233.633	237.952	242.313	246.963	251.157	256.261	261.762

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Buying power of $20 since 1984

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less energy, over time, for $20 beginning in 1984. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1984	$20.00	-
1985	$20.78	3.90%
1986	$21.59	3.88%
1987	$22.47	4.12%
1988	$23.45	4.35%
1989	$24.57	4.77%
1990	$25.84	5.15%
1991	$27.02	4.58%
1992	$27.89	3.22%
1993	$28.76	3.12%
1994	$29.55	2.76%
1995	$30.43	2.96%
1996	$31.28	2.82%
1997	$32.04	2.41%
1998	$32.76	2.27%
1999	$33.45	2.09%
2000	$34.25	2.41%
2001	$35.19	2.74%
2002	$35.99	2.25%
2003	$36.55	1.56%
2004	$37.28	2.01%
2005	$38.11	2.21%
2006	$39.06	2.50%
2007	$40.06	2.57%
2008	$41.18	2.79%
2009	$41.89	1.71%
2010	$42.27	0.93%
2011	$43.11	1.97%
2012	$44.05	2.18%
2013	$44.80	1.70%
2014	$45.63	1.85%
2015	$46.46	1.83%
2016	$47.36	1.92%
2017	$48.16	1.70%
2018	$49.14	2.03%
2019	$50.19	2.15%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for all items less energy, 1984-2019

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 1984 * 1984 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items less energy was 104.300 in the year 1984 and 261.762 in 2019:

261.762 / 104.300 * $20 = $50.19

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1984 has the same "purchasing power" as $50.19 in 2019 (in the CPI category of All items less energy).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for All items less energy in 1984. In addition to all items less energy, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.