According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fuel oil and other fuels were 25.24% higher in 2021 versus 2016 (a $5.05 difference in value).
Between 2016 and 2021: Fuel oil and other fuels experienced an average inflation rate of 4.60% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fuel oil and other fuels costing $20 in the year 2016 would cost $25.05 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.86% during this same period, inflation for fuel oil and other fuels was higher.
In the year 2016: Pricing changed by -11.67%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for fuel oil and other fuels during the 2016-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2016 (1.26%), inflation for fuel oil and other fuels was much lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Fuel oil and other fuels:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 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 |
CPI | 5.675 | 5.783 | 5.920 | 5.860 | 5.740 | 5.940 | 6.277 | 6.654 | 7.000 | 7.300 | 7.438 | 7.908 | 9.038 | 10.631 | 10.869 | 11.246 | 11.846 | 12.100 | 12.623 | 12.569 | 12.731 | 13.308 | 13.985 | 13.738 | 13.885 | 13.815 | 14.100 | 14.169 | 14.423 | 14.369 | 14.654 | 15.000 | 15.477 | 15.985 | 16.331 | 17.038 | 18.192 | 18.354 | 21.077 | 33.231 | 36.423 | 38.815 | 43.892 | 46.185 | 62.415 | 86.085 | 104.646 | 103.415 | 97.223 | 99.362 | 95.915 | 77.631 | 77.877 | 78.085 | 81.677 | 99.254 | 94.638 | 90.708 | 90.292 | 88.785 | 88.092 | 99.177 | 99.838 | 89.985 | 91.408 | 129.669 | 129.285 | 115.485 | 139.492 | 160.492 | 208.554 | 234.862 | 251.453 | 334.405 | 239.778 | 275.132 | 337.123 | 335.908 | 332.022 | 338.935 | 256.179 | 226.294 | 254.428 | 292.999 | 280.791 | 237.633 | 283.421 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fuel oil and other fuels, over time, for $20 beginning in 2016. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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2016 | $20.00 | -11.67% |
2017 | $22.49 | 12.43% |
2018 | $25.90 | 15.16% |
2019 | $24.82 | -4.17% |
2020 | $21.00 | -15.37% |
2021 | $25.05 | 19.27%* |