Household operations priced at $20 in 2023 $21.19 in 2024

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Prices for Household Operations, 2023-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for household operations are 5.96% higher in 2024 versus 2023 (a $1.19 difference in value).

Between 2023 and 2024: Household operations experienced an average inflation rate of 5.96% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, household operations costing $20 in the year 2023 would cost $21.19 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.95% during this same period, inflation for household operations was significantly higher.

In the year 2023: Pricing changed by 5.98%, which is above the average yearly change for household operations during the 2023-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2023 (4.12%), inflation for household operations was higher.

Price Inflation for Household operations since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (6.88%), 2021 (6.14%), and 2023 (5.98%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2023

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Household operations, over time, for $20 beginning in 2023. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2023$20.005.98%
2024$21.195.96%*

* 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 operations:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000101.531104.500110.477115.554118.969121.838125.008130.262136.569140.621147.542150.265150.260151.796155.152157.647161.574166.945171.600176.290185.988194.489200.556212.879227.528241.141255.513

Adjust household operations prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2023 * 2023 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Household operations was 241.141 in the year 2023 and 255.513 in 2024:

255.513 / 241.141 * $20 = $21.19

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2023 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.19 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Household operations).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Household operations in 1997. In addition to household operations, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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