Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning price history from 1999 through 2021

Apparel Services Other Than Laundry And Dry Cleaning Inflation Calculator

Prices for Apparel Services Other Than Laundry And Dry Cleaning, 1999-2021 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning were 103.22% higher in 2021 versus 1999 (a $20.64 difference in value).

Between 1999 and 2021: Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning experienced an average inflation rate of 3.28% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $40.64 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.12% during this same period, inflation for apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning was higher.

In the year 1999: Pricing changed by 2.17%, which is below the average yearly change for apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning during the 1999-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning was lower.

Price Inflation for Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2008 (6.49%), 2020 (4.92%), and 2001 (4.68%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning:

Year	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
CPI	100.000	101.000	103.192	106.423	111.408	113.992	116.638	120.662	126.277	131.762	136.904	145.787	152.456	157.841	163.759	168.737	174.356	178.025	181.616	184.725	186.915	189.112	197.817	207.542	209.704

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Buying power of $20 since 1999

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1999	$20.00	2.17%
2000	$20.63	3.13%
2001	$21.59	4.68%
2002	$22.09	2.32%
2003	$22.61	2.32%
2004	$23.39	3.45%
2005	$24.47	4.65%
2006	$25.54	4.34%
2007	$26.53	3.90%
2008	$28.26	6.49%
2009	$29.55	4.57%
2010	$30.59	3.53%
2011	$31.74	3.75%
2012	$32.70	3.04%
2013	$33.79	3.33%
2014	$34.50	2.10%
2015	$35.20	2.02%
2016	$35.80	1.71%
2017	$36.23	1.19%
2018	$36.65	1.18%
2019	$38.34	4.60%
2020	$40.22	4.92%
2021	$40.64	1.04%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning, 1999-2021

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2021 / CPI in 1999 * 1999 USD value = 2021 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning was 103.192 in the year 1999 and 209.704 in 2021:

209.704 / 103.192 * $20 = $40.64

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" as $40.64 in 2021 (in the CPI category of Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning in 1997. In addition to apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.