Housekeeping supplies price history from 1989 through 2021

Housekeeping Supplies Inflation Calculator

Prices for Housekeeping Supplies, 1989-2021 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housekeeping supplies were 63.49% higher in 2021 versus 1989 (a $12.70 difference in value).

Between 1989 and 2021: Housekeeping supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 1.55% per year. In other words, housekeeping supplies costing $20 in the year 1989 would cost $32.70 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.42% during this same period, inflation for housekeeping supplies was lower.

In the year 1989: Pricing changed by 5.35%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for housekeeping supplies during the 1989-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1989 (4.83%), inflation for housekeeping supplies was higher.

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 (16.86%), and 1980 (10.71%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Housekeeping supplies:

Year	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
CPI	33.867	34.358	35.075	36.608	38.175	38.800	39.933	46.667	56.892	61.075	65.358	69.842	75.183	83.233	91.300	97.092	100.267	102.658	106.142	108.175	111.483	114.700	120.842	125.192	128.900	129.608	130.725	132.292	137.108	141.092	143.083	145.733	148.142	153.425	158.375	159.817	157.483	157.367	159.933	166.558	169.358	176.544	183.138	183.297	185.445	189.807	189.139	187.566	186.781	186.285	184.863	186.448	189.914	196.084	197.561

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Buying power of $20 since 1989

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housekeeping supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 1989. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1989	$20.00	5.35%
1990	$20.72	3.60%
1991	$21.33	2.96%
1992	$21.45	0.55%
1993	$21.64	0.86%
1994	$21.90	1.20%
1995	$22.69	3.64%
1996	$23.35	2.91%
1997	$23.68	1.41%
1998	$24.12	1.85%
1999	$24.52	1.65%
2000	$25.39	3.57%
2001	$26.21	3.23%
2002	$26.45	0.91%
2003	$26.06	-1.46%
2004	$26.05	-0.07%
2005	$26.47	1.63%
2006	$27.57	4.14%
2007	$28.03	1.68%
2008	$29.22	4.24%
2009	$30.31	3.73%
2010	$30.34	0.09%
2011	$30.69	1.17%
2012	$31.41	2.35%
2013	$31.30	-0.35%
2014	$31.04	-0.83%
2015	$30.91	-0.42%
2016	$30.83	-0.27%
2017	$30.60	-0.76%
2018	$30.86	0.86%
2019	$31.43	1.86%
2020	$32.45	3.25%
2021	$32.70	0.75%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for housekeeping supplies, 1989-2021

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2021 / CPI in 1989 * 1989 USD value = 2021 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Housekeeping supplies was 120.842 in the year 1989 and 197.561 in 2021:

197.561 / 120.842 * $20 = $32.70

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1989 has the same "purchasing power" as $32.70 in 2021 (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.