Nondurables less food and apparel price inflation, 2025→2026

Nondurables Less Food And Apparel Inflation Calculator

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

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nondurables less food and apparel are 0.17% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.03 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Nondurables less food and apparel experienced an average inflation rate of -0.17% per year. In other words, nondurables less food and apparel costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.97 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for nondurables less food and apparel was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by -0.85%, which is below the average yearly change for nondurables less food and apparel during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for nondurables less food and apparel was much lower.

Price Inflation for Nondurables less food and apparel since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (22.43%), 1979 (17.95%), and 1974 (16.53%).

View price changes for other categories
San Diego, California · Wireless telephone services · Chicago, Illinois · Seattle, Washington · More

Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nondurables less food 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	-0.85%
2026	$19.97	-0.17%*

* 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 and apparel:

Year	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	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	14.810	14.967	15.325	15.333	15.108	15.250	15.708	16.658	17.308	17.800	18.175	18.817	21.417	23.525	23.708	23.700	25.217	25.708	26.367	26.733	26.733	27.458	28.500	28.825	29.208	29.658	29.808	30.042	30.358	30.650	31.150	31.833	32.642	33.667	34.908	36.275	37.592	38.583	40.275	46.933	51.508	54.067	57.200	60.350	71.183	87.150	96.775	98.258	99.983	101.775	104.158	96.958	100.242	104.017	111.342	120.925	125.742	128.900	130.708	131.550	134.058	139.525	141.800	139.175	147.450	162.917	164.142	163.325	172.067	183.833	201.158	213.892	223.411	244.443	218.687	235.601	262.123	268.175	265.402	262.332	232.681	224.472	235.044	247.803	245.281	232.796	260.339	301.554	295.393	292.278	289.793	289.299

Adjust nondurables less food 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 and apparel was 289.793 in the year 2025 and 289.299 in 2026:

289.299 / 289.793 * $20 = $19.97

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.97 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Nondurables less food and apparel).

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