Commodities priced at $20 in 2009 $26.39 in 2023

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Prices for Commodities, 2009-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for commodities are 31.97% higher in 2023 versus 2009 (a $6.39 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2023: Commodities experienced an average inflation rate of 2% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, commodities costing $20 in the year 2009 would cost $26.39 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for commodities was lower.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by -2.90%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for commodities during the 2009-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for commodities was lower.

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 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Commodities, over time, for $20 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$20.00-2.90%
2010$20.572.87%
2011$21.675.33%
2012$22.112.02%
2013$22.120.05%
2014$22.150.15%
2015$21.41-3.32%
2016$21.12-1.36%
2017$21.361.12%
2018$21.761.86%
2019$21.830.35%
2020$21.78-0.25%
2021$23.487.81%
2022$26.0410.90%
2023$26.391.37%*

* 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:

Year19351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI14.87515.06715.72015.04014.78014.92016.08018.40019.94020.12020.72023.28027.72029.58028.72029.12031.72031.96031.86031.56031.30031.57732.57733.31533.35433.60833.83834.10034.43834.76935.18536.09236.76938.10839.85441.70843.16944.46947.75453.47758.23860.73864.22368.77776.63185.99293.21596.97799.838103.208105.377104.369107.723111.492116.700122.785126.623129.115131.508133.754136.431139.892141.838141.923144.431149.185150.654149.723151.185154.738160.162164.000167.509174.764169.698174.566183.862187.577187.670187.943181.703179.236181.242184.617185.266184.799199.227220.936223.957

Adjust commodities prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Commodities was 169.698 in the year 2009 and 223.957 in 2023:

223.957 / 169.698 * $20 = $26.39

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $26.39 in 2023 (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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