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

All Items Less Food, Shelter, Energy, And Used Cars And Trucks Inflation Calculator

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

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks are 0.60% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.12 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks experienced an average inflation rate of 0.60% per year. In other words, all items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks 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, energy, and used cars and trucks was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 2.17%, which is above the average yearly change for all items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for all items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks was lower.

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

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (9.19%), 1981 (8.47%), and 1975 (8.46%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks, 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	2.17%
2026	$20.12	0.60%*

* 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, energy, and used cars and trucks:

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	39.567	41.408	43.500	45.800	48.050	49.233	50.633	54.558	59.175	63.125	66.842	70.625	75.475	82.408	89.392	95.633	100.133	104.225	108.542	113.083	117.625	122.575	128.142	134.583	141.683	147.092	152.000	156.017	160.167	164.142	167.650	170.500	173.300	176.558	180.100	183.033	185.083	187.767	191.067	194.733	197.752	202.263	207.226	210.374	214.162	218.730	221.881	224.198	226.504	229.933	232.190	235.284	238.497	240.940	247.853	262.555	272.444	279.136	285.181	286.905

Adjust all items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks 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, energy, and used cars and trucks was 285.181 in the year 2025 and 286.905 in 2026:

286.905 / 285.181 * $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, energy, and used cars and trucks).

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