According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel are 309.11% higher in 2025 versus 1979 (a $61.82 difference in value).
Between 1979 and 2025: Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 3.11% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel costing $20 in the year 1979 would cost $81.82 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.27% during this same period, inflation for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel was lower.
In the year 1979: Pricing changed by 18.86%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel during the 1979-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1979 (11.26%), inflation for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel was much higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 1979. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | $20.00 | 18.86% |
| 1980 | $24.73 | 23.63% |
| 1981 | $27.53 | 11.34% |
| 1982 | $27.89 | 1.32% |
| 1983 | $28.34 | 1.60% |
| 1984 | $28.83 | 1.74% |
| 1985 | $29.49 | 2.27% |
| 1986 | $27.19 | -7.80% |
| 1987 | $28.22 | 3.78% |
| 1988 | $29.27 | 3.73% |
| 1989 | $31.46 | 7.50% |
| 1990 | $34.35 | 9.17% |
| 1991 | $35.39 | 3.04% |
| 1992 | $36.26 | 2.45% |
| 1993 | $36.75 | 1.36% |
| 1994 | $36.96 | 0.56% |
| 1995 | $37.68 | 1.95% |
| 1996 | $39.28 | 4.27% |
| 1997 | $39.85 | 1.45% |
| 1998 | $38.95 | -2.27% |
| 1999 | $41.40 | 6.29% |
| 2000 | $46.06 | 11.26% |
| 2001 | $46.32 | 0.57% |
| 2002 | $45.99 | -0.72% |
| 2003 | $48.63 | 5.73% |
| 2004 | $52.15 | 7.24% |
| 2005 | $57.44 | 10.16% |
| 2006 | $61.34 | 6.78% |
| 2007 | $64.14 | 4.57% |
| 2008 | $70.55 | 9.98% |
| 2009 | $62.26 | -11.74% |
| 2010 | $67.50 | 8.41% |
| 2011 | $75.69 | 12.14% |
| 2012 | $77.45 | 2.33% |
| 2013 | $76.49 | -1.24% |
| 2014 | $75.48 | -1.33% |
| 2015 | $66.14 | -12.38% |
| 2016 | $63.49 | -4.01% |
| 2017 | $66.71 | 5.07% |
| 2018 | $70.59 | 5.82% |
| 2019 | $69.71 | -1.25% |
| 2020 | $65.63 | -5.86% |
| 2021 | $74.15 | 12.99% |
| 2022 | $86.77 | 17.02% |
| 2023 | $84.51 | -2.60% |
| 2024 | $83.39 | -1.33% |
| 2025 | $81.82 | -1.88%* |
* 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 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel:
| Year | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CPI | 31.215 | 32.185 | 33.377 | 34.615 | 35.838 | 36.800 | 38.577 | 45.608 | 50.269 | 52.900 | 56.231 | 59.346 | 70.538 | 87.208 | 97.100 | 98.377 | 99.954 | 101.692 | 104.000 | 95.892 | 99.515 | 103.223 | 110.962 | 121.138 | 124.815 | 127.877 | 129.615 | 130.338 | 132.877 | 138.554 | 140.562 | 137.377 | 146.015 | 162.454 | 163.377 | 162.208 | 171.500 | 183.915 | 202.600 | 216.338 | 226.224 | 248.809 | 219.592 | 238.053 | 266.957 | 273.168 | 269.790 | 266.212 | 233.268 | 223.909 | 235.272 | 248.961 | 245.860 | 231.457 | 261.519 | 306.029 | 298.077 | 294.122 | 288.579 |