All items less food, shelter, and energy price inflation, 1987→2022

All Items Less Food, Shelter, And Energy Inflation Calculator

Prices for All Items Less Food, Shelter, And Energy, 1987-2022 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less food, shelter, and energy are 119.80% higher in 2022 versus 1987 (a $23.96 difference in value).

Between 1987 and 2022: All items less food, shelter, and energy experienced an average inflation rate of 2.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items less food, shelter, and energy costing $20 in the year 1987 would cost $43.96 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.68% during this same period, inflation for all items less food, shelter, and energy was lower.

In the year 1987: Pricing changed by 3.78%, which is above the average yearly change for all items less food, shelter, and energy during the 1987-2022 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1987 (3.66%), inflation for all items less food, shelter, and energy was higher.

Price Inflation for All items less food, shelter, and energy since 1967

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1981 (9.47%), 1975 (8.90%), and 1980 (8.77%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1987

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less food, shelter, and energy, over time, for $20 beginning in 1987. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1987	$20.00	3.78%
1988	$20.83	4.15%
1989	$21.76	4.49%
1990	$22.81	4.82%
1991	$23.99	5.17%
1992	$24.91	3.82%
1993	$25.77	3.47%
1994	$26.48	2.72%
1995	$27.23	2.86%
1996	$27.89	2.42%
1997	$28.44	1.98%
1998	$28.92	1.67%
1999	$29.38	1.59%
2000	$29.95	1.93%
2001	$30.54	1.99%
2002	$30.96	1.37%
2003	$31.21	0.81%
2004	$31.56	1.11%
2005	$32.15	1.88%
2006	$32.75	1.86%
2007	$33.20	1.37%
2008	$33.90	2.13%
2009	$34.63	2.16%
2010	$35.31	1.94%
2011	$35.98	1.91%
2012	$36.73	2.08%
2013	$37.23	1.37%
2014	$37.60	0.98%
2015	$37.95	0.94%
2016	$38.46	1.36%
2017	$38.76	0.76%
2018	$39.26	1.29%
2019	$39.79	1.35%
2020	$40.25	1.16%
2021	$41.95	4.22%
2022	$43.96	4.80%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

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

Year	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
CPI	38.692	40.483	42.425	44.592	46.783	47.892	49.333	53.092	57.817	61.917	65.625	69.308	74.133	80.633	88.267	95.042	100.000	105.017	109.033	112.750	117.008	121.858	127.333	133.467	140.367	145.733	150.792	154.892	159.317	163.175	166.408	169.183	171.875	175.192	178.683	181.125	182.583	184.617	188.092	191.583	194.205	198.349	202.627	206.566	210.501	214.873	217.814	219.947	222.024	225.035	226.741	229.671	232.762	235.459	245.397	257.179

Adjust all items less food, shelter, and energy prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2022 / CPI in 1987 * 1987 USD value = 2022 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items less food, shelter, and energy was 117.008 in the year 1987 and 257.179 in 2022:

257.179 / 117.008 * $20 = $43.96

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1987 has the same "purchasing power" as $43.96 in 2022 (in the CPI category of All items less food, shelter, and energy).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for All items less food, shelter, and energy in 1967. In addition to all items less food, shelter, and energy, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.