Indoor plants price inflation, 2012→2024

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Prices for Indoor Plants, 2012-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for indoor plants and flowers are 27.29% higher in 2024 versus 2012 (a $5.46 difference in value).

Between 2012 and 2024: Indoor plants experienced an average inflation rate of 2.03% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, indoor plants costing $20 in the year 2012 would cost $25.46 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.62% during this same period, inflation for indoor plants was lower.

In the year 2012: Pricing changed by -0.40%, which is below the average yearly change for indoor plants during the 2012-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2012 (2.07%), inflation for indoor plants was lower.

Price Inflation for Indoor plants and flowers since 1990

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1991 (6.44%), 2021 (5.73%), and 2022 (5.66%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2012

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Indoor plants, over time, for $20 beginning in 2012. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2012	$20.00	-0.40%
2013	$20.08	0.38%
2014	$20.11	0.19%
2015	$20.41	1.48%
2016	$20.30	-0.55%
2017	$20.58	1.41%
2018	$20.81	1.07%
2019	$20.91	0.49%
2020	$21.10	0.94%
2021	$22.31	5.73%
2022	$23.58	5.66%
2023	$24.25	2.86%
2024	$25.46	4.97%*

* 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 Indoor plants and flowers:

Year	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	2022	2023	2024
CPI	100.000	106.438	111.123	109.800	111.392	116.600	115.131	110.638	112.092	109.523	115.478	118.231	118.500	117.815	121.454	121.138	122.162	123.593	128.215	127.436	126.197	126.553	126.044	126.520	126.761	128.634	127.931	129.729	131.121	131.762	133.002	140.628	148.594	152.841	160.444

Adjust indoor plants prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2012 * 2012 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Indoor plants and flowers was 126.044 in the year 2012 and 160.444 in 2024:

160.444 / 126.044 * $20 = $25.46

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2012 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.46 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Indoor plants and flowers).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Indoor plants and flowers in 1990. In addition to indoor plants, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.