Commodities less food and beverages priced at $20 in 2007 $23.40 in 2025

Commodities Less Food And Beverages Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Commodities Less Food And Beverages, 2007-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for commodities less food and beverages are 16.99% higher in 2025 versus 2007 (a $3.40 difference in value).

Between 2007 and 2025: Commodities less food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of 0.88% per year. In other words, commodities less food and beverages costing $20 in the year 2007 would cost $23.40 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.42% during this same period, inflation for commodities less food and beverages was lower.

In the year 2007: Pricing changed by 1.12%, which is above the average yearly change for commodities less food and beverages during the 2007-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2007 (2.85%), inflation for commodities less food and beverages was lower.

Price Inflation for Commodities less food and beverages since 1967

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (13.92%), 1979 (11.77%), and 2022 (11.76%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2007

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Commodities less food and beverages, over time, for $20 beginning in 2007. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2007$20.001.12%
2008$20.753.74%
2009$19.58-5.65%
2010$20.394.15%
2011$21.686.35%
2012$22.061.75%
2013$21.89-0.77%
2014$21.63-1.19%
2015$20.22-6.53%
2016$19.71-2.53%
2017$19.961.28%
2018$20.382.11%
2019$20.27-0.56%
2020$19.75-2.54%
2021$21.8310.51%
2022$24.4011.76%
2023$24.04-1.45%
2024$23.63-1.72%
2025$23.40-0.98%*

* 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 Commodities less food and beverages:

Year19671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI38.30039.70841.40843.11544.73845.76247.35452.43857.29260.23163.58567.30875.23185.70093.13896.88599.992103.115105.200101.385104.038107.300111.577117.031120.392123.192125.292126.885128.854131.477132.177130.515132.515137.669137.192134.162134.508136.738142.454145.885147.515153.034144.395150.392159.943162.745161.484159.568149.153145.373147.234150.338149.490145.692161.012179.940177.334174.278172.574

Adjust commodities less food and beverages prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2007 * 2007 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Commodities less food and beverages was 147.515 in the year 2007 and 172.574 in 2025:

172.574 / 147.515 * $20 = $23.40

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2007 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.40 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Commodities less food and beverages).


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

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