Housekeeping supplies priced at $20 in 1987 $42.07 in 2024

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Prices for Housekeeping Supplies, 1987-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housekeeping supplies are 110.37% higher in 2024 versus 1987 (a $22.07 difference in value).

Between 1987 and 2024: Housekeeping supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 2.03% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housekeeping supplies costing $20 in the year 1987 would cost $42.07 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.78% during this same period, inflation for housekeeping supplies was lower.

In the year 1987: Pricing changed by 3.06%, which is above the average yearly change for housekeeping supplies during the 1987-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1987 (3.66%), inflation for housekeeping supplies was lower.

Price Inflation for Housekeeping supplies since 1967

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (21.91%), 1974 (16.88%), and 1980 (10.70%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1987

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housekeeping supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 1987. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1987$20.003.06%
1988$20.582.88%
1989$21.685.37%
1990$22.463.58%
1991$23.132.97%
1992$23.250.54%
1993$23.450.85%
1994$23.731.21%
1995$24.603.64%
1996$25.312.91%
1997$25.671.41%
1998$26.141.85%
1999$26.581.65%
2000$27.523.57%
2001$28.413.23%
2002$28.670.91%
2003$28.25-1.46%
2004$28.23-0.07%
2005$28.691.63%
2006$29.884.15%
2007$30.381.68%
2008$31.674.24%
2009$32.853.73%
2010$32.880.09%
2011$33.271.17%
2012$34.052.35%
2013$33.93-0.35%
2014$33.65-0.83%
2015$33.51-0.42%
2016$33.42-0.27%
2017$33.16-0.76%
2018$33.450.86%
2019$34.071.86%
2020$35.183.25%
2021$35.741.60%
2022$39.219.72%
2023$41.906.86%
2024$42.070.41%*

* 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 Housekeeping supplies:

Year1967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI33.85434.37735.08536.60038.18538.80039.93146.66956.89261.06965.36269.84675.18583.23191.29297.085100.269102.654106.154108.177111.485114.700120.862125.192128.908129.608130.715132.292137.108141.092143.085145.731148.138153.423158.377159.815157.485157.369159.931166.562169.358176.544183.138183.297185.445189.807189.139187.566186.781186.285184.863186.449189.914196.084199.220218.579233.578234.526

Adjust housekeeping supplies prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1987 * 1987 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Housekeeping supplies was 111.485 in the year 1987 and 234.526 in 2024:

234.526 / 111.485 * $20 = $42.07

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1987 has the same "purchasing power" as $42.07 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Housekeeping supplies).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Housekeeping supplies in 1967. In addition to housekeeping 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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