Eye care priced at $100 in 2021 $110.37 in 2025

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Prices for Eye Care, 2021-2025 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for eyeglasses and eye care are 10.37% higher in 2025 versus 2021 (a $10.37 difference in value).

Between 2021 and 2025: Eye care experienced an average inflation rate of 2.50% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, eye care costing $100 in the year 2021 would cost $110.37 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.15% during this same period, inflation for eye care was lower.

In the year 2021: Pricing changed by 0.54%, which is below the average yearly change for eye care during the 2021-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2021 (4.70%), inflation for eye care was much lower.

Price Inflation for Eyeglasses and eye care since 1986

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1988 (5.07%), 1990 (4.41%), and 1992 (4.16%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 2021

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Eye care, over time, for $100 beginning in 2021. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2021$100.000.54%
2022$102.422.42%
2023$104.221.75%
2024$107.753.39%
2025$110.372.44%*

* 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 Eyeglasses and eye care:

Year1986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000103.462108.708112.362117.315121.900126.977130.362133.008137.038139.300141.454144.077145.469149.738154.523155.515155.931159.308163.238168.123171.619174.107175.468176.650178.252179.855180.775183.920183.960186.970187.301189.609191.429192.940193.985198.680202.164209.017214.107

Adjust eye care prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2021 * 2021 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Eyeglasses and eye care was 193.985 in the year 2021 and 214.107 in 2025:

214.107 / 193.985 * $100 = $110.37

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2021 has the same "purchasing power" as $110.37 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Eyeglasses and eye care).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Eyeglasses and eye care in 1986. In addition to eye care, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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