Nondurables less food and beverages price inflation, 2025→2026

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

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nondurables less food and beverages are 0.61% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.12 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Nondurables less food and beverages experienced an average inflation rate of -0.61% per year. In other words, nondurables less food and beverages costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.88 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 beverages was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by -0.75%, which is below the average yearly change for nondurables less food and beverages during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for nondurables less food and beverages was much lower.

Price Inflation for Nondurables less food and beverages since 1967

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (19.04%), 2022 (14.38%), and 1979 (14.36%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nondurables less food and beverages, 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	-0.75%
2026	$19.88	-0.61%*

* 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 beverages:

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	36.875	38.392	40.175	41.750	43.158	44.192	46.108	52.367	56.350	58.867	62.092	65.000	74.333	88.483	96.958	98.342	100.008	101.633	104.008	97.792	101.150	105.175	111.217	119.600	123.492	126.467	128.133	128.408	129.467	133.000	134.633	132.592	137.508	147.367	147.142	145.100	149.683	157.192	168.367	176.675	182.526	196.192	178.959	189.916	208.427	213.804	212.175	210.029	189.406	183.769	190.560	198.952	196.460	185.487	204.850	234.298	230.720	228.697	226.980	225.602

Adjust nondurables less food and beverages 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 beverages was 226.980 in the year 2025 and 225.602 in 2026:

225.602 / 226.980 * $20 = $19.88

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.88 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Nondurables less food and beverages).

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