Household paper products priced at $20 in 1999 $44.07 in 2024

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Prices for Household Paper Products, 1999-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for household paper products are 120.37% higher in 2024 versus 1999 (a $24.07 difference in value).

Between 1999 and 2024: Household paper products experienced an average inflation rate of 3.21% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, household paper products costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $44.07 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.56% during this same period, inflation for household paper products was higher.

In the year 1999: Pricing changed by 2.67%, which is below the average yearly change for household paper products during the 1999-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for household paper products was higher.

Price Inflation for Household paper products since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (10.06%), 2023 (8.40%), and 2008 (8.33%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1999

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Household paper products, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1999$20.002.67%
2000$21.597.93%
2001$22.514.26%
2002$22.610.44%
2003$22.23-1.65%
2004$22.913.02%
2005$23.783.81%
2006$25.035.26%
2007$25.712.71%
2008$27.858.33%
2009$29.606.28%
2010$29.971.25%
2011$30.672.35%
2012$31.833.78%
2013$32.291.45%
2014$32.290.00%
2015$32.08-0.65%
2016$32.080.00%
2017$31.99-0.28%
2018$32.160.53%
2019$33.283.48%
2020$35.235.84%
2021$36.794.43%
2022$40.4910.06%
2023$43.898.40%
2024$44.070.42%*

* 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 paper products:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000102.715105.462113.823118.677119.200117.238120.785125.385131.977135.555146.845156.070158.023161.732167.842170.277170.275169.170169.173168.701169.600175.507185.762193.985213.499231.438232.406

Adjust household paper products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1999 * 1999 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Household paper products was 105.462 in the year 1999 and 232.406 in 2024:

232.406 / 105.462 * $20 = $44.07

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" as $44.07 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Household paper products).


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

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