Furniture and bedding priced at $20 in 1950 $70.45 in 2023

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Prices for Furniture And Bedding, 1950-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for furniture and bedding are 252.23% higher in 2023 versus 1950 (a $50.45 difference in value).

Between 1950 and 2023: Furniture and bedding experienced an average inflation rate of 1.74% per year. In other words, furniture and bedding costing $20 in the year 1950 would cost $70.45 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.52% during this same period, inflation for furniture and bedding was lower.

In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 1.93%, which is above the average yearly change for furniture and bedding during the 1950-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation for furniture and bedding was higher.

Price Inflation for Furniture and bedding since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1942 (13.79%), 1944 (13.17%), and 2022 (12.19%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1950

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Furniture and bedding, over time, for $20 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1950$20.001.93%
1951$21.979.86%
1952$21.48-2.23%
1953$21.34-0.67%
1954$21.13-0.96%
1955$20.79-1.64%
1956$20.970.88%
1957$21.482.44%
1958$21.34-0.67%
1959$21.380.19%
1960$21.430.24%
1961$21.651.05%
1962$21.760.47%
1963$21.850.42%
1964$21.880.12%
1965$22.030.70%
1966$22.602.61%
1967$23.453.75%
1968$24.675.18%
1969$26.005.40%
1970$27.054.03%
1971$27.873.05%
1972$28.361.73%
1973$29.333.42%
1974$31.858.61%
1975$34.407.99%
1976$35.633.56%
1977$36.973.77%
1978$38.855.10%
1979$41.476.74%
1980$44.968.40%
1981$47.916.55%
1982$49.914.17%
1983$51.142.48%
1984$52.161.99%
1985$53.562.67%
1986$54.752.23%
1987$56.032.34%
1988$57.833.22%
1989$58.180.59%
1990$59.081.56%
1991$59.550.80%
1992$61.593.42%
1993$63.082.42%
1994$65.463.77%
1995$66.832.10%
1996$68.482.47%
1997$68.670.28%
1998$68.960.42%
1999$68.89-0.11%
2000$68.63-0.37%
2001$67.49-1.66%
2002$66.10-2.06%
2003$65.23-1.33%
2004$65.02-0.33%
2005$64.31-1.08%
2006$64.850.84%
2007$64.27-0.90%
2008$63.60-1.03%
2009$63.730.20%
2010$61.15-4.05%
2011$60.55-0.99%
2012$61.401.41%
2013$60.64-1.24%
2014$59.01-2.69%
2015$58.56-0.76%
2016$57.23-2.26%
2017$56.70-0.94%
2018$56.720.04%
2019$58.042.34%
2020$58.070.05%
2021$62.808.14%
2022$70.4612.19%
2023$70.45-0.01%*

* 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 Furniture and bedding:

Year19351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI15.90016.60018.60018.20017.90018.20020.30023.10024.30027.50030.00032.50036.24039.76038.42039.16043.02042.06041.78041.38040.70041.06042.06041.78041.86041.96042.40042.60042.78042.83343.13344.26045.92048.30050.90852.96254.57755.52357.42362.36967.35469.75472.38576.07781.20888.03193.80097.715100.138102.131104.862107.200109.708113.238113.908115.685116.608120.592123.515128.169130.862134.092134.462135.031134.885134.385132.154129.431127.715127.300125.923126.977125.836124.535124.787119.738118.556120.225118.732115.539114.659112.064111.011111.055113.649113.705122.966137.954137.934

Adjust furniture and bedding prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 1950 * 1950 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Furniture and bedding was 39.160 in the year 1950 and 137.934 in 2023:

137.934 / 39.160 * $20 = $70.45

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1950 has the same "purchasing power" as $70.45 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Furniture and bedding).


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

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