Atlanta, Georgia prices: $20 in 2013 $28.11 in 2023

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Prices in Atlanta, 2013-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Atlanta, Georgia were 40.54% higher in 2023 versus 2013 (a $8.11 difference in value).

Between 2013 and 2023: Atlanta experienced an average inflation rate of 3.46% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $20 in Atlanta in the year 2013 would cost $28.11 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.72% during this same period, inflation in Atlanta was higher.

In the year 2013: Pricing changed by 1.59%, which is below the average yearly change in Atlanta during the 2013-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2013 (1.46%), inflation in Atlanta was higher.

Price Inflation in Atlanta, Georgia since 1917

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1998 (37.33%), 1919 (21.47%), and 1947 (16.95%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2013

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Atlanta, over time, for $20 beginning in 2013. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2013$20.001.59%
2014$20.452.23%
2015$20.510.33%
2016$20.851.65%
2017$21.533.26%
2018$22.062.48%
2019$22.522.08%
2020$22.811.29%
2021$24.165.89%
2022$26.7410.70%
2023$28.115.11%
2024$28.812.51%*

* 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 Atlanta, Georgia:

Year191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI15.20015.45018.76721.90019.39217.51717.54217.33317.68318.10817.90017.30817.18316.69215.15013.58312.57513.06713.47513.74214.09213.80013.65813.61714.26715.82516.95817.27517.88318.97522.19223.75023.79223.96726.25026.98327.28327.25027.07527.46728.20828.96729.13329.60029.75830.00030.23330.71731.11732.05033.08334.37536.36738.45040.26741.50844.01748.79253.35855.93359.22563.65870.15879.87589.87595.81799.758103.967108.675112.075113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500117.325161.117164.567170.375176.108178.158180.708182.983188.708193.575199.683206.703200.852203.383208.851212.681216.061220.886221.615225.262232.603238.364243.315246.462260.968288.899303.652311.262

Adjust Atlanta prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 2013 * 2013 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Atlanta, Georgia was 216.061 in the year 2013 and 303.652 in 2023:

303.652 / 216.061 * $20 = $28.11

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2013 has the same "purchasing power" as $28.11 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Atlanta, Georgia).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Atlanta, Georgia in 1917. In addition to Atlanta, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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