All items priced at $20 in 1979 $88.12 in 2025

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Prices for All Items, 1979-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items are 340.58% higher in 2025 versus 1979 (a $68.12 difference in value).

Between 1979 and 2025: All items experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items costing $20 in the year 1979 would cost $88.12 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.28% during this same period, inflation for all items was similar.

In the year 1979: Pricing changed by 11.26%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for all items during the 1979-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1979 (11.26%), inflation for all items was similar.

Price Inflation for All items since 1913

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1917 (17.81%), 1918 (17.34%), and 1920 (15.62%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1979

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items, over time, for $20 beginning in 1979. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1979$20.0011.26%
1980$22.7113.55%
1981$25.0610.33%
1982$26.596.13%
1983$27.453.21%
1984$28.634.30%
1985$29.643.55%
1986$30.201.90%
1987$31.313.66%
1988$32.594.08%
1989$34.164.83%
1990$36.015.40%
1991$37.534.23%
1992$38.673.03%
1993$39.812.95%
1994$40.852.60%
1995$41.992.81%
1996$43.222.93%
1997$44.232.33%
1998$44.921.55%
1999$45.902.19%
2000$47.453.38%
2001$48.792.83%
2002$49.571.59%
2003$50.692.27%
2004$52.052.68%
2005$53.823.39%
2006$55.553.23%
2007$57.142.85%
2008$59.333.84%
2009$59.12-0.36%
2010$60.091.64%
2011$61.993.16%
2012$63.272.07%
2013$64.201.46%
2014$65.241.62%
2015$65.310.12%
2016$66.141.26%
2017$67.552.13%
2018$69.202.44%
2019$70.451.81%
2020$71.321.23%
2021$74.674.70%
2022$80.658.00%
2023$83.974.12%
2024$86.442.95%
2025$88.121.94%*

* 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:

Year19131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319341935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI9.88510.01510.10810.88512.82315.04617.33120.03817.85416.75417.05417.12317.53817.70017.36217.15417.15416.70015.20813.64612.93813.38513.72313.86914.38514.09213.90814.00814.72316.33117.30817.59217.99219.51522.32324.04623.80824.06925.96226.54626.76226.85426.77727.18528.09228.86229.14629.57729.89230.24630.62331.01531.50832.45433.36234.78536.68538.82340.49241.81544.40049.30853.81556.90860.60865.23172.57782.40890.92396.50099.600103.885107.569109.608113.623118.262123.969130.662136.192140.315144.462148.223152.385156.854160.515163.008166.577172.200177.069179.877183.962188.885195.292201.592207.342215.303214.537218.056224.939229.594232.957236.736237.017240.007245.120251.107255.657258.811270.970292.655304.702313.689319.762

Adjust all items prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1979 * 1979 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items was 72.577 in the year 1979 and 319.762 in 2025:

319.762 / 72.577 * $20 = $88.12

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1979 has the same "purchasing power" as $88.12 in 2025 (in the CPI category of All items).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for All items in 1913. In addition to all items, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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