All items less food, shelter, and energy priced at $20 in 1996 $34.02 in 2025

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Prices for All Items Less Food, Shelter, And Energy, 1996-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less food, shelter, and energy are 70.10% higher in 2025 versus 1996 (a $14.02 difference in value).

Between 1996 and 2025: All items less food, shelter, and energy experienced an average inflation rate of 1.85% per year. In other words, all items less food, shelter, and energy costing $20 in the year 1996 would cost $34.02 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.48% during this same period, inflation for all items less food, shelter, and energy was lower.

In the year 1996: Pricing changed by 2.43%, which is above the average yearly change for all items less food, shelter, and energy during the 1996-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1996 (2.93%), inflation for all items less food, shelter, and energy was lower.

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 (9.50%), 1975 (8.92%), and 1980 (8.78%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1996

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less food, shelter, and energy, over time, for $20 beginning in 1996. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1996$20.002.43%
1997$20.401.98%
1998$20.731.66%
1999$21.071.62%
2000$21.471.90%
2001$21.902.00%
2002$22.201.36%
2003$22.380.81%
2004$22.631.11%
2005$23.051.88%
2006$23.481.85%
2007$23.801.37%
2008$24.312.14%
2009$24.842.15%
2010$25.321.94%
2011$25.801.91%
2012$26.342.07%
2013$26.701.37%
2014$26.960.98%
2015$27.210.94%
2016$27.581.36%
2017$27.790.77%
2018$28.151.28%
2019$28.531.35%
2020$28.861.15%
2021$30.084.22%
2022$31.996.34%
2023$32.902.85%
2024$33.562.02%
2025$34.021.37%*

* 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 food, shelter, and energy:

Year19671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI38.69240.49242.43144.60046.78547.91549.33853.09257.83161.90065.61569.32374.12380.63188.29295.03899.992104.962108.992112.692116.969121.862127.323133.492140.362145.762150.785154.900159.308163.177166.400169.169171.915175.185178.685181.123182.592184.623188.100191.585194.205198.353202.626206.565210.502214.869217.804219.936222.007225.035226.771229.676232.769235.456245.397260.963268.390273.820277.564

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

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1996 * 1996 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items less food, shelter, and energy was 163.177 in the year 1996 and 277.564 in 2025:

277.564 / 163.177 * $20 = $34.02

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1996 has the same "purchasing power" as $34.02 in 2025 (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.

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