Nondurables priced at $20 in 1968 $149.30 in 2024

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Prices for Nondurables, 1968-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nondurables are 646.48% higher in 2024 versus 1968 (a $129.30 difference in value).

Between 1968 and 2024: Nondurables experienced an average inflation rate of 3.65% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, nondurables costing $20 in the year 1968 would cost $149.30 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.00% during this same period, inflation for nondurables was lower.

In the year 1968: Pricing changed by 3.87%, which is above the average yearly change for nondurables during the 1968-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1968 (4.27%), inflation for nondurables was lower.

Price Inflation for Nondurables since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1947 (19.78%), 1942 (14.55%), and 1974 (13.67%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1968

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nondurables, over time, for $20 beginning in 1968. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1968$20.003.87%
1969$20.964.81%
1970$21.964.78%
1971$22.673.21%
1972$23.423.31%
1973$25.579.20%
1974$29.0713.67%
1975$31.418.07%
1976$32.573.69%
1977$34.445.75%
1978$36.977.34%
1979$41.5712.43%
1980$47.1713.47%
1981$51.268.69%
1982$52.682.76%
1983$53.701.94%
1984$55.172.73%
1985$56.452.31%
1986$55.74-1.25%
1987$57.883.83%
1988$60.224.04%
1989$63.655.70%
1990$67.866.61%
1991$70.183.41%
1992$71.501.88%
1993$72.731.73%
1994$73.681.30%
1995$75.041.84%
1996$77.293.00%
1997$78.821.98%
1998$79.130.40%
1999$81.422.89%
2000$85.174.61%
2001$86.471.52%
2002$86.740.31%
2003$89.002.61%
2004$92.714.17%
2005$97.054.67%
2006$100.563.62%
2007$104.193.61%
2008$110.886.43%
2009$106.92-3.57%
2010$110.543.39%
2011$117.966.71%
2012$120.962.54%
2013$121.310.29%
2014$122.060.62%
2015$117.20-3.99%
2016$115.77-1.22%
2017$118.272.16%
2018$121.622.83%
2019$122.050.35%
2020$121.15-0.74%
2021$129.246.67%
2022$144.4011.73%
2023$147.802.36%
2024$149.301.01%*

* 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:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI13.90014.16714.68013.98013.68013.88014.98017.16018.56018.68019.22021.64025.92027.62026.70027.08029.58029.80029.76029.68029.54029.93130.86931.66231.55431.94632.23832.50032.90833.23833.83835.07735.75437.13838.92340.78542.09243.48547.48553.97758.33160.48563.96268.65477.18587.58595.19297.82399.723102.446104.815103.508107.477111.823118.200126.015130.315132.762135.062136.815139.338143.515146.354146.938151.185158.154160.562161.062165.269172.162180.208186.731193.468205.901198.548205.271219.049224.622225.271226.662217.624214.973219.620225.843226.642224.974239.982268.138274.459277.230

Adjust nondurables prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1968 * 1968 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Nondurables was 37.138 in the year 1968 and 277.230 in 2024:

277.230 / 37.138 * $20 = $149.30

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1968 has the same "purchasing power" as $149.30 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Nondurables).


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

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