According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other goods and services are 1,580.27% higher in 2026 versus 1967 (a $39,506,776,034.24 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2026:Other goods and services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.90% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other goods and services costing $2,500,000,000 in the year 1967 would cost $42,006,776,034.24 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.93% during this same period, inflation for other goods and services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other goods and services, over time, for $2,500,000,000 beginning in 1967. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | $2,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1968 | $2,630,765,572.99 | 5.23% |
| 1969 | $2,760,342,368.05 | 4.93% |
| 1970 | $2,920,827,389.44 | 5.81% |
| 1971 | $3,058,725,630.05 | 4.72% |
| 1972 | $3,188,896,814.08 | 4.26% |
| 1973 | $3,312,529,719.45 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $3,550,879,695.67 | 7.20% |
| 1975 | $3,846,291,012.84 | 8.32% |
| 1976 | $4,067,998,097.96 | 5.76% |
| 1977 | $4,306,348,074.18 | 5.86% |
| 1978 | $4,581,550,166.43 | 6.39% |
| 1979 | $4,917,379,933.43 | 7.33% |
| 1980 | $5,361,982,881.60 | 9.04% |
| 1981 | $5,894,555,397.05 | 9.93% |
| 1982 | $6,500,237,755.59 | 10.28% |
| 1983 | $7,206,966,238.71 | 10.87% |
| 1984 | $7,691,393,247.74 | 6.72% |
| 1985 | $8,165,121,255.35 | 6.16% |
| 1986 | $8,659,652,876.84 | 6.06% |
| 1987 | $9,163,694,721.83 | 5.82% |
| 1988 | $9,774,726,581.07 | 6.67% |
| 1989 | $10,533,166,904.42 | 7.76% |
| 1990 | $11,338,563,956.25 | 7.65% |
| 1991 | $12,239,657,631.95 | 7.95% |
| 1992 | $13,071,207,798.38 | 6.79% |
| 1993 | $13,758,915,834.52 | 5.26% |
| 1994 | $14,160,128,388.02 | 2.92% |
| 1995 | $14,753,922,967.19 | 4.19% |
| 1996 | $15,364,360,437.47 | 4.14% |
| 1997 | $16,034,831,193.53 | 4.36% |
| 1998 | $16,957,322,872.09 | 5.75% |
| 1999 | $18,421,302,900.62 | 8.63% |
| 2000 | $19,334,284,355.68 | 4.96% |
| 2001 | $20,159,296,243.46 | 4.27% |
| 2002 | $20,915,953,399.90 | 3.75% |
| 2003 | $21,307,061,340.94 | 1.87% |
| 2004 | $21,735,615,786.97 | 2.01% |
| 2005 | $22,350,213,980.03 | 2.83% |
| 2006 | $22,946,386,115.07 | 2.67% |
| 2007 | $23,775,202,092.25 | 3.61% |
| 2008 | $24,634,902,520.21 | 3.62% |
| 2009 | $26,289,990,489.78 | 6.72% |
| 2010 | $27,196,249,405.61 | 3.45% |
| 2011 | $27,619,430,575.37 | 1.56% |
| 2012 | $28,130,866,619.12 | 1.85% |
| 2013 | $28,602,116,024.73 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $29,108,214,455.54 | 1.77% |
| 2015 | $29,593,259,629.10 | 1.67% |
| 2016 | $30,176,367,094.63 | 1.97% |
| 2017 | $30,854,784,831.19 | 2.25% |
| 2018 | $31,548,751,783.17 | 2.25% |
| 2019 | $32,188,516,405.14 | 2.03% |
| 2020 | $32,981,603,661.44 | 2.46% |
| 2021 | $34,010,627,674.75 | 3.12% |
| 2022 | $36,119,620,779.84 | 6.20% |
| 2023 | $38,321,237,517.83 | 6.10% |
| 2024 | $39,882,923,204.95 | 4.08% |
| 2025 | $41,301,595,123.85 | 3.56% |
| 2026 | $42,006,776,034.24 | 1.71%* |
* 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 Other goods and services:
| 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 | 35.050 | 36.883 | 38.700 | 40.950 | 42.883 | 44.708 | 46.442 | 49.783 | 53.925 | 57.033 | 60.375 | 64.233 | 68.942 | 75.175 | 82.642 | 91.133 | 101.042 | 107.833 | 114.475 | 121.408 | 128.475 | 137.042 | 147.675 | 158.967 | 171.600 | 183.258 | 192.900 | 198.525 | 206.850 | 215.408 | 224.808 | 237.742 | 258.267 | 271.067 | 282.633 | 293.242 | 298.725 | 304.733 | 313.350 | 321.708 | 333.328 | 345.381 | 368.586 | 381.291 | 387.224 | 394.395 | 401.002 | 408.097 | 414.898 | 423.073 | 432.584 | 442.313 | 451.283 | 462.402 | 476.829 | 506.397 | 537.264 | 559.159 | 579.048 | 588.935 |