Dallas, Texas prices: $20 in 1985 $55.35 in 2024

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Prices in Dallas, 1985-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas are 176.75% higher in 2024 versus 1985 (a $35.35 difference in value).

Between 1985 and 2024: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 2.64% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $20 in Dallas in the year 1985 would cost $55.35 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.78% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was lower.

In the year 1985: Pricing changed by 3.75%, which is above the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1985-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1985 (3.55%), inflation in Dallas was higher.

Price Inflation in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas since 1963

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (16.95%), 1979 (12.42%), and 1981 (11.74%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1985

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $20 beginning in 1985. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1985$20.003.75%
1986$20.351.75%
1987$20.862.49%
1988$21.462.91%
1989$22.112.99%
1990$23.114.52%
1991$24.194.68%
1992$24.772.42%
1993$25.392.50%
1994$26.112.83%
1995$26.792.61%
1996$27.522.74%
1997$28.011.78%
1998$28.411.42%
1999$29.212.82%
2000$30.444.20%
2001$31.513.53%
2002$31.941.36%
2003$32.622.11%
2004$33.051.33%
2005$34.123.23%
2006$35.183.12%
2007$35.711.50%
2008$37.354.58%
2009$37.10-0.66%
2010$37.320.59%
2011$38.453.03%
2012$39.252.10%
2013$39.971.81%
2014$40.441.19%
2015$40.24-0.50%
2016$40.801.40%
2017$41.842.55%
2018$43.072.94%
2019$43.982.10%
2020$44.250.62%
2021$46.485.03%
2022$50.588.83%
2023$53.255.27%
2024$55.353.95%*

* 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 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas:

Year19631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618298.977

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1985 * 1985 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 108.033 in the year 1985 and 298.977 in 2024:

298.977 / 108.033 * $20 = $55.35

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1985 has the same "purchasing power" as $55.35 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas in 1963. In addition to Dallas, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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