All items less food, shelter, and energy price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for All Items Less Food, Shelter, And Energy, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less food, shelter, and energy are 0.61% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.12 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: All items less food, shelter, and energy experienced an average inflation rate of 0.61% per year. In other words, all items less food, shelter, and energy costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.12 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for all items less food, shelter, and energy was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 2.21%, which is above the average yearly change for all items less food, shelter, and energy during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), 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 (8.93%), and 1980 (8.78%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less food, shelter, and energy, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	2.21%
2026	$20.12	0.61%*

* 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:

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	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	38.692	40.492	42.433	44.600	46.783	47.917	49.342	53.092	57.833	61.900	65.617	69.325	74.125	80.633	88.292	95.033	99.992	104.958	108.992	112.692	116.967	121.858	127.325	133.492	140.358	145.758	150.783	154.900	159.308	163.175	166.400	169.167	171.917	175.183	178.683	181.125	182.592	184.625	188.100	191.583	194.205	198.352	202.626	206.565	210.502	214.869	217.804	219.936	222.006	225.034	226.771	229.676	232.769	235.456	245.397	260.963	268.390	273.820	279.865	281.568

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

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items less food, shelter, and energy was 279.865 in the year 2025 and 281.568 in 2026:

281.568 / 279.865 * $20 = $20.12

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.12 in 2026 (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.