Household paper products priced at $20 in 2005 $37.08 in 2024

Household Paper Products Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Household Paper Products, 2005-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for household paper products are 85.42% higher in 2024 versus 2005 (a $17.08 difference in value).

Between 2005 and 2024: Household paper products experienced an average inflation rate of 3.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, household paper products costing $20 in the year 2005 would cost $37.08 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for household paper products was higher.

In the year 2005: Pricing changed by 3.81%, which is above the average yearly change for household paper products during the 2005-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2005 (3.39%), 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 2005

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Household paper products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2005. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2005$20.003.81%
2006$21.055.26%
2007$21.622.71%
2008$23.428.33%
2009$24.896.28%
2010$25.211.25%
2011$25.802.35%
2012$26.773.78%
2013$27.161.45%
2014$27.160.00%
2015$26.98-0.65%
2016$26.980.00%
2017$26.91-0.28%
2018$27.050.53%
2019$28.003.48%
2020$29.635.84%
2021$30.944.43%
2022$34.0610.06%
2023$36.928.40%
2024$37.080.46%*

* 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
CPI100.000102.715105.462113.823118.677119.200117.238120.785125.385131.977135.555146.845156.070158.023161.732167.842170.277170.275169.170169.173168.701169.600175.507185.762193.985213.499231.438232.494

Adjust household paper products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2005 * 2005 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Household paper products was 125.385 in the year 2005 and 232.494 in 2024:

232.494 / 125.385 * $20 = $37.08

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2005 has the same "purchasing power" as $37.08 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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