All items less energy price history from 2008 through 2020

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Prices for All Items Less Energy, 2008-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less energy were 23.65% higher in 2020 versus 2008 (a $4.73 difference in value).

Between 2008 and 2020: All items less energy experienced an average inflation rate of 1.78% per year. In other words, all items less energy costing $20 in the year 2008 would cost $24.73 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.53% during this same period, inflation for all items less energy was higher.

In the year 2008: Pricing changed by 2.79%, which is above the average yearly change for all items less energy during the 2008-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2008 (3.84%), inflation for all items less energy was lower.

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	2020
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	265.534

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Buying power of $20 since 2008

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less energy, over time, for $20 beginning in 2008. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2008	$20.00	2.79%
2009	$20.34	1.71%
2010	$20.53	0.93%
2011	$20.94	1.97%
2012	$21.39	2.18%
2013	$21.76	1.70%
2014	$22.16	1.85%
2015	$22.57	1.83%
2016	$23.00	1.92%
2017	$23.39	1.70%
2018	$23.87	2.03%
2019	$24.38	2.15%
2020	$24.73	1.44%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for all items less energy, 2008-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2008 * 2008 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items less energy was 214.751 in the year 2008 and 265.534 in 2020:

265.534 / 214.751 * $20 = $24.73

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2008 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.73 in 2020 (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.