Commodities priced at $20 in 2008 $25.57 in 2024

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Prices for Commodities, 2008-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for commodities are 27.83% higher in 2024 versus 2008 (a $5.57 difference in value).

Between 2008 and 2024: Commodities experienced an average inflation rate of 1.55% per year. In other words, commodities costing $20 in the year 2008 would cost $25.57 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.37% during this same period, inflation for commodities was lower.

In the year 2008: Pricing changed by 4.33%, which is above the average yearly change for commodities during the 2008-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2008 (3.84%), inflation for commodities was higher.

Price Inflation for Commodities since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1947 (19.07%), 1942 (14.43%), and 1946 (12.36%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2008

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Commodities, over time, for $20 beginning in 2008. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2008$20.004.33%
2009$19.42-2.90%
2010$19.982.87%
2011$21.045.33%
2012$21.472.02%
2013$21.480.05%
2014$21.510.15%
2015$20.79-3.32%
2016$20.51-1.36%
2017$20.741.12%
2018$21.131.86%
2019$21.200.35%
2020$21.15-0.25%
2021$22.807.81%
2022$25.2810.90%
2023$25.581.16%
2024$25.57-0.04%*

* 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:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI14.87515.06715.72015.04014.78014.92016.08018.40019.94020.12020.72023.28027.72029.58028.72029.12031.72031.96031.86031.56031.30031.57732.57733.31533.35433.60833.83834.10034.43834.76935.18536.09236.76938.10839.85441.70843.16944.46947.75453.47758.23860.73864.22368.77776.63185.99293.21596.97799.838103.208105.377104.369107.723111.492116.700122.785126.623129.115131.508133.754136.431139.892141.838141.923144.431149.185150.654149.723151.185154.738160.162164.000167.509174.764169.698174.566183.862187.577187.670187.943181.703179.236181.242184.617185.266184.799199.227220.936223.492223.409

Adjust commodities prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2008 * 2008 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Commodities was 174.764 in the year 2008 and 223.409 in 2024:

223.409 / 174.764 * $20 = $25.57

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2008 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.57 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Commodities).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Commodities in 1935. In addition to commodities, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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