Miscellaneous personal goods priced at $20 in 2005 $20.11 in 2024

Miscellaneous Personal Goods Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Miscellaneous Personal Goods, 2005-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for miscellaneous personal goods are 0.55% higher in 2024 versus 2005 (a $0.11 difference in value).

Between 2005 and 2024: Miscellaneous personal goods experienced an average inflation rate of 0.03% per year. In other words, miscellaneous personal goods costing $20 in the year 2005 would cost $20.11 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for miscellaneous personal goods was lower.

In the year 2005: Pricing changed by -1.73%, which is below the average yearly change for miscellaneous personal goods during the 2005-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2005 (3.39%), inflation for miscellaneous personal goods was much lower.

Price Inflation for Miscellaneous personal goods since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (10.30%), 2004 (-4.90%), and 2023 (4.39%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2005

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Miscellaneous personal goods, over time, for $20 beginning in 2005. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2005$20.00-1.73%
2006$20.060.32%
2007$20.240.85%
2008$20.561.58%
2009$20.600.23%
2010$20.38-1.09%
2011$20.09-1.42%
2012$20.00-0.45%
2013$19.71-1.44%
2014$19.59-0.63%
2015$19.02-2.90%
2016$18.44-3.06%
2017$18.06-2.02%
2018$17.44-3.48%
2019$17.27-0.96%
2020$17.581.81%
2021$17.871.64%
2022$19.7110.30%
2023$20.574.39%
2024$20.11-2.26%*

* 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 personal goods:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000100.63198.89296.22394.91594.08592.09287.57786.06286.33887.07688.45288.66087.69186.44886.05884.81684.27881.83779.33477.73475.02674.30475.64876.89284.81188.53186.533

Adjust miscellaneous personal goods prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2005 * 2005 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Miscellaneous personal goods was 86.062 in the year 2005 and 86.533 in 2024:

86.533 / 86.062 * $20 = $20.11

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2005 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.11 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Miscellaneous personal goods).


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

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