Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel priced at $20 in 2009 $26.28 in 2025

Nondurables Less Food, Beverages, And Apparel Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Nondurables Less Food, Beverages, And Apparel, 2009-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel are 31.42% higher in 2025 versus 2009 (a $6.28 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2025: Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel experienced an average inflation rate of 1.72% per year. In other words, nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel costing $20 in the year 2009 would cost $26.28 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel was lower.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by -11.74%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel during the 2009-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel was much lower.

Price Inflation for Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel since 1967

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (23.63%), 1979 (18.86%), and 1974 (18.23%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$20.00-11.74%
2010$21.688.41%
2011$24.3112.14%
2012$24.882.33%
2013$24.57-1.24%
2014$24.25-1.33%
2015$21.25-12.38%
2016$20.39-4.01%
2017$21.435.07%
2018$22.675.82%
2019$22.39-1.25%
2020$21.08-5.86%
2021$23.8212.99%
2022$27.8717.02%
2023$27.15-2.60%
2024$26.79-1.33%
2025$26.28-1.88%*

* 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:

Year19671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI31.21532.18533.37734.61535.83836.80038.57745.60850.26952.90056.23159.34670.53887.20897.10098.37799.954101.692104.00095.89299.515103.223110.962121.138124.815127.877129.615130.338132.877138.554140.562137.377146.015162.454163.377162.208171.500183.915202.600216.338226.224248.809219.592238.053266.957273.168269.790266.212233.268223.909235.272248.961245.860231.457261.519306.029298.077294.122288.579

Adjust nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel was 219.592 in the year 2009 and 288.579 in 2025:

288.579 / 219.592 * $20 = $26.28

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $26.28 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel in 1967. In addition to nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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