Household furnishings and supplies priced at $20 in 2016 $23.06 in 2024

Household Furnishings And Supplies Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Household Furnishings And Supplies, 2016-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for household furnishings and supplies are 15.28% higher in 2024 versus 2016 (a $3.06 difference in value).

Between 2016 and 2024: Household furnishings and supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 1.79% per year. In other words, household furnishings and supplies costing $20 in the year 2016 would cost $23.06 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.40% during this same period, inflation for household furnishings and supplies was lower.

In the year 2016: Pricing changed by -1.72%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for household furnishings and supplies during the 2016-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2016 (1.26%), inflation for household furnishings and supplies was lower.

Price Inflation for Household furnishings and supplies since 2009

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (9.70%), 2021 (4.03%), and 2023 (2.86%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2016

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Household furnishings and supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 2016. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2016$20.00-1.72%
2017$19.67-1.65%
2018$19.57-0.53%
2019$19.791.13%
2020$20.051.33%
2021$20.864.03%
2022$22.889.70%
2023$23.542.86%
2024$23.06-2.04%*

* 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 furnishings and supplies:

Year2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.00098.44397.71598.01996.74194.64693.34891.73990.22689.74690.75791.96395.670104.952107.955105.754

Adjust household furnishings and supplies prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2016 * 2016 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Household furnishings and supplies was 91.739 in the year 2016 and 105.754 in 2024:

105.754 / 91.739 * $20 = $23.06

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2016 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.06 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Household furnishings and supplies).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Household furnishings and supplies in 2009. In addition to household furnishings and supplies, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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