All items priced at $20 in 2020→$24.24 in 2024

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Prices for All Items, 2020-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items were 21.20% higher in 2024 versus 2020 (a $4.24 difference in value).

Between 2020 and 2024, All items experienced an average inflation rate of 4.93% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items costing $20 in the year 2020 would cost $24.24 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.93% during this same period, inflation for all items was similar.

In the year 2020: Pricing changed by 1.23%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for all items during the 2020-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2020 (1.23%), 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 (17.84%), 1918 (17.28%), and 1920 (15.63%).

The official rate is based on an average household's spending, so your own inflation rate is probably different. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2020

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items, over time, for $20 beginning in 2020. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2020$20.001.23%
2021$20.944.70%
2022$22.628.00%
2023$23.554.12%
2024$24.242.95%
2025$24.902.71%
2026$25.673.12%*

* 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:

Year191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CPI9.88310.01710.10810.88312.82515.04217.33320.04217.85016.75017.05017.12517.54217.70017.35817.15817.15816.70015.20813.64212.93313.38313.72513.86714.38314.09213.90814.00814.72516.33317.30817.59217.99219.51722.32524.04223.80824.06725.95826.55026.76726.85026.77527.18328.09228.85829.15029.57529.89230.25030.62531.01731.50832.45833.35834.78336.68338.82540.49241.81744.40049.30853.81756.90860.60865.23372.57582.40890.92596.50099.600103.883107.567109.608113.625118.258123.967130.658136.192140.317144.458148.225152.383156.850160.517163.008166.575172.200177.067179.875183.958188.883195.292201.592207.342215.303214.537218.056224.939229.594232.957236.736237.017240.007245.120251.107255.657258.811270.970292.655304.702313.689322.181332.243

Adjust all items prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2020* 2020 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items was 258.811 in the year 2020 and 313.689 in 2024:

313.689 / 258.811* $20 = $24.24

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2020 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.24 in 2024 (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.