Energy commodities priced at $20 in 1958 $290.78 in 2024

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Prices for Energy Commodities, 1958-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for energy commodities are 1,353.90% higher in 2024 versus 1958 (a $270.78 difference in value).

Between 1958 and 2024: Energy commodities experienced an average inflation rate of 4.14% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, energy commodities costing $20 in the year 1958 would cost $290.78 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.68% during this same period, inflation for energy commodities was higher.

In the year 1958: Pricing changed by -1.50%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for energy commodities during the 1958-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1958 (2.74%), inflation for energy commodities was much lower.

Price Inflation for Energy commodities since 1957

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (38.52%), 1974 (38.51%), and 2021 (35.39%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1958

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Energy commodities, over time, for $20 beginning in 1958. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1958$20.00-1.50%
1959$20.231.16%
1960$20.591.75%
1961$20.58-0.04%
1962$20.670.46%
1963$20.770.45%
1964$20.62-0.70%
1965$21.253.05%
1966$21.772.45%
1967$22.503.36%
1968$22.972.06%
1969$23.683.12%
1970$24.071.62%
1971$24.562.04%
1972$24.881.30%
1973$27.4110.18%
1974$37.9638.51%
1975$40.777.39%
1976$42.654.63%
1977$45.797.36%
1978$47.934.66%
1979$64.6134.80%
1980$89.5038.52%
1981$101.1713.04%
1982$96.76-4.36%
1983$93.07-3.81%
1984$92.30-0.83%
1985$92.300.01%
1986$72.60-21.35%
1987$75.383.83%
1988$75.940.75%
1989$82.688.88%
1990$95.1515.08%
1991$93.17-2.08%
1992$92.41-0.82%
1993$91.52-0.96%
1994$91.770.27%
1995$92.931.26%
1996$99.406.97%
1997$99.430.03%
1998$86.60-12.91%
1999$94.058.61%
2000$121.7629.45%
2001$117.74-3.30%
2002$110.15-6.44%
2003$128.5216.68%
2004$151.5617.93%
2005$185.6522.49%
2006$209.6712.94%
2007$226.648.09%
2008$267.3817.98%
2009$193.03-27.81%
2010$228.1618.20%
2011$288.1626.30%
2012$297.143.12%
2013$289.03-2.73%
2014$279.18-3.41%
2015$203.78-27.01%
2016$180.16-11.59%
2017$203.3812.89%
2018$231.5213.84%
2019$223.20-3.59%
2020$186.92-16.26%
2021$253.0635.39%
2022$336.1932.85%
2023$300.11-10.73%
2024$290.78-3.11%*

* 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 Energy commodities:

Year19571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI21.59221.26921.51521.89221.88521.98522.08521.93122.60023.15423.93124.42325.18525.59226.11526.45429.14640.36943.35445.36248.70050.96968.70895.177107.592102.90098.97798.15498.16277.20880.16280.76287.931101.19299.08598.27797.33197.59298.823105.708105.73892.092100.023129.485125.208117.138136.677161.177197.431222.977241.018284.352205.281242.636306.445315.999307.373296.900216.714191.589216.285246.210237.363198.779269.119357.530319.154309.234

Adjust energy commodities prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1958 * 1958 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Energy commodities was 21.269 in the year 1958 and 309.234 in 2024:

309.234 / 21.269 * $20 = $290.78

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1958 has the same "purchasing power" as $290.78 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Energy commodities).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Energy commodities in 1957. In addition to energy 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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