Indoor plants priced at $20 in 2023 $21.39 in 2025

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Prices for Indoor Plants, 2023-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for indoor plants and flowers are 6.94% higher in 2025 versus 2023 (a $1.39 difference in value).

Between 2023 and 2025: Indoor plants experienced an average inflation rate of 3.41% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, indoor plants costing $20 in the year 2023 would cost $21.39 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.44% during this same period, inflation for indoor plants was higher.

In the year 2023: Pricing changed by 2.86%, which is below the average yearly change for indoor plants during the 2023-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2023 (4.12%), 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 2023

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Indoor plants, over time, for $20 beginning in 2023. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2023$20.002.86%
2024$20.974.86%
2025$21.391.98%*

* 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:

Year199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000106.438111.123109.800111.392116.600115.131110.638112.092109.523115.478118.231118.500117.815121.454121.138122.162123.593128.215127.436126.197126.553126.044126.520126.761128.634127.931129.729131.121131.762133.002140.628148.594152.841160.275163.445

Adjust indoor plants prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2023 * 2023 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Indoor plants and flowers was 152.841 in the year 2023 and 163.445 in 2025:

163.445 / 152.841 * $20 = $21.39

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2023 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.39 in 2025 (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.

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