Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture priced at $20 in 2025 $20.43 in 2026

Living Room, Kitchen, And Dining Room Furniture Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Living Room, Kitchen, And Dining Room Furniture, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture are 2.16% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.43 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture experienced an average inflation rate of 2.16% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.43 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 4.14%, which is above the average yearly change for living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture was higher.

Price Inflation for Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (14.75%), 2021 (9.76%), and 2025 (4.14%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2025$20.004.14%
2026$20.432.16%*

* 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 Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture:

Year199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CPI100.000101.600101.817102.400101.47598.64297.15895.91792.65092.78391.62690.46990.71188.93288.86490.76890.09487.10686.76485.34984.64185.18987.98388.13396.731110.999108.662105.215109.568111.938

Adjust living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture was 109.568 in the year 2025 and 111.938 in 2026:

111.938 / 109.568 * $20 = $20.43

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.43 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture in 1997. In addition to living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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