Motor fuel priced at $20 in 2000 $43.39 in 2025

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Prices for Motor Fuel, 2000-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for motor fuel are 116.97% higher in 2025 versus 2000 (a $23.39 difference in value).

Between 2000 and 2025: Motor fuel experienced an average inflation rate of 3.15% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, motor fuel costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $43.39 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for motor fuel was higher.

In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 28.42%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for motor fuel during the 2000-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for motor fuel was much higher.

Price Inflation for Motor fuel since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (38.92%), 2021 (35.77%), and 1974 (35.49%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2000

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Motor fuel, over time, for $20 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2000$20.0028.42%
2001$19.28-3.58%
2002$18.03-6.49%
2003$20.9916.43%
2004$24.8018.14%
2005$30.2622.00%
2006$34.1812.96%
2007$36.978.16%
2008$43.2516.97%
2009$31.23-27.78%
2010$36.9918.42%
2011$46.8026.52%
2012$48.353.32%
2013$46.99-2.82%
2014$45.22-3.76%
2015$32.95-27.14%
2016$29.13-11.58%
2017$32.9012.92%
2018$37.4013.70%
2019$36.07-3.57%
2020$30.19-16.29%
2021$40.9935.77%
2022$54.1732.13%
2023$48.44-10.56%
2024$45.88-5.29%
2025$43.39-5.42%*

* 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 Motor fuel:

Year1935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI13.12513.61714.22013.74012.92012.61413.30814.07714.25414.30014.24614.50816.35018.64019.14018.96019.52020.04021.34021.74022.14022.88023.76923.43123.71524.40824.14624.29224.22324.10025.16725.64026.38526.78527.66227.88528.06928.41531.16942.23145.10046.97749.69251.80870.13197.423108.462102.80099.37797.83898.66977.10080.22380.88588.515101.17799.40099.02397.99298.47799.969106.285106.22392.169100.708129.331124.700116.608135.762160.385195.669221.031239.070279.652201.978239.178302.619312.660303.850292.435213.062188.389212.721241.861233.234195.242265.083350.261313.257296.674280.607

Adjust motor fuel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2000 * 2000 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Motor fuel was 129.331 in the year 2000 and 280.607 in 2025:

280.607 / 129.331 * $20 = $43.39

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $43.39 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Motor fuel).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Motor fuel in 1935. In addition to motor fuel, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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