Funeral expenses price inflation, 2025→2026

Funeral Expenses Inflation Calculator

Prices for Funeral Expenses, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for funeral expenses are 0.52% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.10 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Funeral expenses experienced an average inflation rate of 0.52% per year. In other words, funeral expenses costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.10 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for funeral expenses was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 2.42%, which is above the average yearly change for funeral expenses during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for funeral expenses was lower.

Price Inflation for Funeral expenses since 1986

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1990 (6.26%), 1991 (6.26%), and 1995 (6.02%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Funeral expenses, over time, for $20 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	$20.00	2.42%
2026	$20.10	0.52%*

* 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 Funeral expenses:

Year	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	100.000	102.525	106.558	111.333	118.300	125.700	131.492	137.725	144.683	153.392	161.183	169.875	176.525	182.667	187.842	194.567	204.108	212.133	221.342	228.817	240.550	252.567	265.372	275.684	282.011	288.272	293.768	301.641	307.095	313.676	319.442	325.593	331.738	337.915	343.322	348.800	360.161	379.301	395.379	404.959	407.062

Adjust funeral expenses 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 Funeral expenses was 404.959 in the year 2025 and 407.062 in 2026:

407.062 / 404.959 * $20 = $20.10

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.10 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Funeral expenses).

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