According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other goods and services are 1,306.99% higher in 2025 versus 1970 (a $3,907,886,116,146.91 difference in value).
Between 1970 and 2025: Other goods and services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.92% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other goods and services costing $299,000,000,000 in the year 1970 would cost $4,206,886,116,146.91 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.92% during this same period, inflation for other goods and services was higher.
In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 5.80%, which is above the average yearly change for other goods and services during the 1970-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation for other goods and services was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other goods and services, over time, for $299,000,000,000 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | $299,000,000,000.00 | 5.80% |
| 1971 | $313,155,175,652.83 | 4.73% |
| 1972 | $326,467,781,326.32 | 4.25% |
| 1973 | $339,106,331,016.34 | 3.87% |
| 1974 | $363,540,860,417.06 | 7.21% |
| 1975 | $393,761,037,009.21 | 8.31% |
| 1976 | $416,454,255,119.29 | 5.76% |
| 1977 | $440,888,784,520.01 | 5.87% |
| 1978 | $469,086,793,161.75 | 6.40% |
| 1979 | $503,407,476,986.66 | 7.32% |
| 1980 | $548,962,427,202.71 | 9.05% |
| 1981 | $603,448,619,199.70 | 9.93% |
| 1982 | $665,461,769,678.75 | 10.28% |
| 1983 | $737,866,616,569.60 | 10.88% |
| 1984 | $787,465,902,686.46 | 6.72% |
| 1985 | $835,941,762,164.19 | 6.16% |
| 1986 | $886,552,132,256.25 | 6.05% |
| 1987 | $938,173,586,323.50 | 5.82% |
| 1988 | $1,000,692,278,790.16 | 6.66% |
| 1989 | $1,078,377,230,884.84 | 7.76% |
| 1990 | $1,160,836,746,195.75 | 7.65% |
| 1991 | $1,253,070,073,266.96 | 7.95% |
| 1992 | $1,338,225,812,511.74 | 6.80% |
| 1993 | $1,408,608,491,452.19 | 5.26% |
| 1994 | $1,449,669,735,111.78 | 2.92% |
| 1995 | $1,510,503,287,619.76 | 4.20% |
| 1996 | $1,572,965,808,754.46 | 4.14% |
| 1997 | $1,641,607,176,404.28 | 4.36% |
| 1998 | $1,736,031,185,421.76 | 5.75% |
| 1999 | $1,885,952,470,411.42 | 8.64% |
| 2000 | $1,979,421,566,785.65 | 4.96% |
| 2001 | $2,063,847,078,715.01 | 4.27% |
| 2002 | $2,141,307,345,481.87 | 3.75% |
| 2003 | $2,181,357,505,166.26 | 1.87% |
| 2004 | $2,225,227,315,423.63 | 2.01% |
| 2005 | $2,288,195,378,545.93 | 2.83% |
| 2006 | $2,349,197,445,049.78 | 2.67% |
| 2007 | $2,434,054,352,808.57 | 3.61% |
| 2008 | $2,522,068,651,136.58 | 3.62% |
| 2009 | $2,691,513,405,974.08 | 6.72% |
| 2010 | $2,784,293,841,818.52 | 3.45% |
| 2011 | $2,827,618,228,442.61 | 1.56% |
| 2012 | $2,879,978,335,525.08 | 1.85% |
| 2013 | $2,928,223,892,541.80 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $2,980,036,890,851.02 | 1.77% |
| 2015 | $3,029,695,156,866.43 | 1.67% |
| 2016 | $3,089,392,363,328.95 | 1.97% |
| 2017 | $3,158,847,091,865.49 | 2.25% |
| 2018 | $3,229,894,277,662.97 | 2.25% |
| 2019 | $3,295,391,735,863.24 | 2.03% |
| 2020 | $3,376,586,272,778.51 | 2.46% |
| 2021 | $3,481,935,605,861.36 | 3.12% |
| 2022 | $3,697,849,780,199.14 | 6.20% |
| 2023 | $3,923,246,798,797.67 | 6.10% |
| 2024 | $4,083,128,946,083.04 | 4.08% |
| 2025 | $4,206,886,116,146.91 | 3.03%* |
* 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 |
| CPI | 35.054 | 36.885 | 38.700 | 40.946 | 42.885 | 44.708 | 46.438 | 49.785 | 53.923 | 57.031 | 60.377 | 64.238 | 68.938 | 75.177 | 82.638 | 91.131 | 101.046 | 107.838 | 114.477 | 121.408 | 128.477 | 137.038 | 147.677 | 158.969 | 171.600 | 183.262 | 192.900 | 198.523 | 206.854 | 215.408 | 224.808 | 237.738 | 258.269 | 271.069 | 282.631 | 293.238 | 298.723 | 304.731 | 313.354 | 321.708 | 333.328 | 345.381 | 368.586 | 381.291 | 387.224 | 394.395 | 401.002 | 408.097 | 414.898 | 423.073 | 432.584 | 442.314 | 451.283 | 462.402 | 476.829 | 506.397 | 537.264 | 559.159 | 576.106 |