Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel price inflation, 2025→2026

Nondurables Less Food, Beverages, And Apparel Inflation Calculator

Prices for Nondurables Less Food, Beverages, And Apparel, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel are 0.28% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.06 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel experienced an average inflation rate of -0.28% per year. In other words, nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.94 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by -1.09%, which is below the average yearly change for nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), 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 (18.87%), and 1974 (18.23%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	-1.09%
2026	$19.94	-0.28%*

* 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	2026
CPI	31.217	32.183	33.375	34.617	35.833	36.800	38.575	45.608	50.267	52.900	56.233	59.342	70.542	87.208	97.100	98.375	99.950	101.692	104.000	95.892	99.517	103.225	110.958	121.142	124.817	127.875	129.617	130.342	132.875	138.550	140.558	137.375	146.017	162.450	163.375	162.208	171.500	183.917	202.600	216.342	226.224	248.809	219.593	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	290.921	290.105

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

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel was 290.921 in the year 2025 and 290.105 in 2026:

290.105 / 290.921 * $20 = $19.94

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.94 in 2026 (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.