Core inflation price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Core Inflation, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less food and energy are 0.72% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.14 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Core inflation experienced an average inflation rate of 0.72% per year. In other words, core inflation costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.14 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for core inflation was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 2.85%, which is above the average yearly change for core inflation during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for core inflation was higher.

Price Inflation for All items less food and energy since 1957

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (12.42%), 1981 (10.47%), and 1979 (9.74%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Core inflation, 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	2.85%
2026	$20.14	0.72%*

* 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 and energy:

Year	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	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	28.933	29.592	30.183	30.642	30.983	31.408	31.800	32.275	32.742	33.542	34.708	36.317	38.425	40.825	42.742	44.050	45.583	49.342	53.892	57.433	61.025	65.483	71.858	80.783	89.242	95.850	99.617	104.542	109.117	113.525	118.200	123.417	128.975	135.458	142.108	147.308	152.175	156.517	161.200	165.558	169.508	173.383	176.983	181.292	186.133	190.450	193.225	196.625	200.892	205.917	210.729	215.572	219.235	221.337	225.008	229.755	233.806	237.897	242.246	247.602	252.169	257.565	263.211	267.693	277.255	294.307	308.381	318.983	328.063	330.425

Adjust core inflation 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 and energy was 328.063 in the year 2025 and 330.425 in 2026:

330.425 / 328.063 * $20 = $20.14

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.14 in 2026 (in the CPI category of All items less food and energy).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for All items less food and energy in 1957. In addition to core inflation, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.