Energy services priced at $20 in 1998 $45.62 in 2025

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Prices for Energy Services, 1998-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for energy services are 128.08% higher in 2025 versus 1998 (a $25.62 difference in value).

Between 1998 and 2025: Energy services experienced an average inflation rate of 3.10% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, energy services costing $20 in the year 1998 would cost $45.62 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for energy services was higher.

In the year 1998: Pricing changed by -3.06%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for energy services during the 1998-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1998 (1.55%), inflation for energy services was much lower.

Price Inflation for Energy services since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (17.07%), 1975 (16.37%), and 2022 (16.09%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1998

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Energy services, over time, for $20 beginning in 1998. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1998$20.00-3.06%
1999$19.94-0.32%
2000$21.125.94%
2001$23.4911.23%
2002$22.17-5.62%
2003$23.927.90%
2004$24.853.86%
2005$27.4710.56%
2006$30.049.36%
2007$30.732.28%
2008$33.368.56%
2009$31.93-4.28%
2010$31.82-0.35%
2011$32.070.78%
2012$31.29-2.42%
2013$32.142.70%
2014$33.554.40%
2015$32.78-2.29%
2016$32.34-1.33%
2017$33.443.38%
2018$33.620.55%
2019$33.56-0.18%
2020$33.740.52%
2021$36.107.02%
2022$41.9116.09%
2023$42.982.55%
2024$44.222.87%
2025$45.623.16%*

* 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 services:

Year1935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI20.40019.98319.62019.62019.60019.44019.26919.18519.07719.01518.86918.32318.26918.70819.20819.20819.30019.53119.93820.18520.69220.93121.13121.89222.43823.33823.51523.51523.50823.52323.48523.57723.66923.87724.32325.38527.14628.51529.90834.49240.13844.71550.49255.03161.00871.42381.85493.192101.454105.354107.115105.715103.831104.631107.538109.331112.600114.785118.500119.231119.177122.062125.062121.238120.854128.031142.408134.408145.031150.623166.523182.108186.262202.212193.563192.886194.386189.679194.810203.374198.708196.059202.691203.815203.454204.508218.863254.085260.571268.041276.523

Adjust energy services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1998 * 1998 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Energy services was 121.238 in the year 1998 and 276.523 in 2025:

276.523 / 121.238 * $20 = $45.62

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1998 has the same "purchasing power" as $45.62 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Energy services).


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

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