According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for household cleaning products are 49.49% higher in 2024 versus 1997 (a $9.90 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2024: Household cleaning products experienced an average inflation rate of 1.50% per year. In other words, household cleaning products costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $29.90 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.50% during this same period, inflation for household cleaning products was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Household cleaning products, over time, for $20 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1997 | $20.00 | - |
1998 | $20.14 | 0.72% |
1999 | $20.49 | 1.70% |
2000 | $21.03 | 2.64% |
2001 | $21.81 | 3.72% |
2002 | $21.99 | 0.81% |
2003 | $21.65 | -1.55% |
2004 | $21.40 | -1.16% |
2005 | $21.58 | 0.86% |
2006 | $22.31 | 3.39% |
2007 | $22.45 | 0.63% |
2008 | $23.18 | 3.25% |
2009 | $24.29 | 4.78% |
2010 | $24.11 | -0.72% |
2011 | $24.27 | 0.65% |
2012 | $24.61 | 1.39% |
2013 | $24.27 | -1.38% |
2014 | $23.81 | -1.88% |
2015 | $23.79 | -0.10% |
2016 | $23.88 | 0.38% |
2017 | $23.65 | -0.96% |
2018 | $23.74 | 0.38% |
2019 | $24.15 | 1.73% |
2020 | $24.89 | 3.05% |
2021 | $25.51 | 2.50% |
2022 | $27.94 | 9.54% |
2023 | $29.57 | 5.81% |
2024 | $29.90 | 1.11%* |
* 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 Household cleaning products:
Year | 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 |
CPI | 100.000 | 100.715 | 102.431 | 105.138 | 109.054 | 109.938 | 108.238 | 106.985 | 107.900 | 111.554 | 112.260 | 115.904 | 121.446 | 120.572 | 121.353 | 123.042 | 121.348 | 119.064 | 118.941 | 119.392 | 118.248 | 118.702 | 120.758 | 124.444 | 127.560 | 139.725 | 147.841 | 149.487 |