Educational supplies price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Educational Supplies, 2025-2026 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for educational books and supplies are 0.67% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.67 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Educational supplies experienced an average inflation rate of -0.67% per year. In other words, educational supplies costing $100 in the year 2025 would cost $99.33 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for educational supplies was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 7.69%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for educational supplies during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for educational supplies was much higher.

Price Inflation for Educational books and supplies since 1967

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1982 (13.30%), 1981 (12.43%), and 1983 (10.32%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Educational supplies, over time, for $100 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$100.00	7.69%
2026	$99.33	-0.67%*

* 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 Educational books and supplies:

Year	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	33.683	35.450	37.400	38.783	41.433	44.150	45.567	47.225	50.275	53.650	56.900	61.625	65.692	71.392	80.267	90.942	100.325	108.742	118.200	128.117	138.125	148.092	158.025	171.292	180.283	190.342	197.575	205.517	214.400	226.925	238.408	250.750	261.708	279.883	295.908	317.550	335.400	351.025	365.642	388.892	420.418	450.187	482.072	505.569	529.545	562.555	594.710	615.447	648.165	678.783	689.453	696.102	685.365	677.716	687.075	712.527	701.241	708.789	763.277	758.197

Adjust educational supplies prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Educational books and supplies was 763.277 in the year 2025 and 758.197 in 2026:

758.197 / 763.277 * $100 = $99.33

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $99.33 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Educational books and supplies).

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