Miscellaneous household products priced at $20 in 2006 $25.17 in 2024

Miscellaneous Household Products Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Miscellaneous Household Products, 2006-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for miscellaneous household products are 25.83% higher in 2024 versus 2006 (a $5.17 difference in value).

Between 2006 and 2024: Miscellaneous household products experienced an average inflation rate of 1.28% per year. In other words, miscellaneous household products costing $20 in the year 2006 would cost $25.17 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.48% during this same period, inflation for miscellaneous household products was lower.

In the year 2006: Pricing changed by 4.35%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for miscellaneous household products during the 2006-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2006 (3.23%), inflation for miscellaneous household products was higher.

Price Inflation for Miscellaneous household products since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (9.73%), 2023 (6.83%), and 2006 (4.35%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2006

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Miscellaneous household products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2006. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2006$20.004.35%
2007$20.462.30%
2008$20.952.40%
2009$21.050.46%
2010$21.070.09%
2011$21.250.85%
2012$21.762.40%
2013$21.63-0.59%
2014$21.58-0.24%
2015$21.45-0.60%
2016$21.17-1.30%
2017$20.97-0.93%
2018$21.321.65%
2019$21.480.74%
2020$21.801.51%
2021$21.50-1.38%
2022$23.599.73%
2023$25.216.83%
2024$25.17-0.15%*

* 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 Miscellaneous household products:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000102.108102.908104.338105.892107.400106.092105.269106.392111.015113.567116.295116.834116.935117.932120.767120.059119.770119.049117.501116.414118.338119.219121.025119.349130.966139.908139.694

Adjust miscellaneous household products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2006 * 2006 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Miscellaneous household products was 111.015 in the year 2006 and 139.694 in 2024:

139.694 / 111.015 * $20 = $25.17

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2006 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.17 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Miscellaneous household products).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Miscellaneous household products in 1997. In addition to miscellaneous household products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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