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

All Items Less Food And Shelter Inflation Calculator

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

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items less food and shelter are 0.50% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.10 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: All items less food and shelter experienced an average inflation rate of 0.50% per year. In other words, all items less food and shelter costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.10 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 and shelter was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 1.92%, which is above the average yearly change for all items less food and shelter during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for all items less food and shelter was lower.

Price Inflation for All items less food and shelter since 1967

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (12.88%), 1981 (10.37%), and 1974 (9.98%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items less food and shelter, 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	1.92%
2026	$20.10	0.50%*

* 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 shelter:

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	35.817	37.325	39.058	40.933	42.883	43.967	45.508	50.050	54.667	58.517	62.292	65.900	72.408	81.733	90.208	95.858	99.975	104.150	107.500	107.725	111.017	115.142	120.500	126.875	132.575	137.075	141.383	144.825	148.567	152.558	155.433	156.158	159.033	164.992	168.700	169.183	172.942	177.233	184.558	190.750	194.722	202.931	199.303	205.531	213.961	217.997	220.151	221.720	217.103	217.528	221.248	225.999	227.903	227.673	241.760	263.098	267.435	271.668	276.891	278.288

Adjust all items less food and shelter 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 shelter was 276.891 in the year 2025 and 278.288 in 2026:

278.288 / 276.891 * $20 = $20.10

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.10 in 2026 (in the CPI category of All items less food and shelter).

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