Other goods and services priced at $50,000 in 1981 $273,046.59 in 2019

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Prices for Other Goods And Services, 1981-2019 ($50,000)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other goods and services were 446.09% higher in 2019 versus 1981 (a $223,046.59 difference in value).

Between 1981 and 2019: Other goods and services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.57% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other goods and services costing $50,000 in the year 1981 would cost $273,046.59 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.76% during this same period, inflation for other goods and services was higher.

In the year 1981: Pricing changed by 9.93%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for other goods and services during the 1981-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1981 (10.33%), inflation for other goods and services was lower.

Price Inflation for Other goods and services since 1967

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1983 (10.88%), 1982 (10.28%), and 1981 (9.93%).

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Buying power of $50,000.00 since 1981

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other goods and services, over time, for $50,000 beginning in 1981. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1981$50,000.009.93%
1982$55,138.2310.28%
1983$61,137.4810.88%
1984$65,247.146.72%
1985$69,263.716.16%
1986$73,457.136.05%
1987$77,734.345.82%
1988$82,914.466.66%
1989$89,351.217.76%
1990$96,183.567.65%
1991$103,825.757.95%
1992$110,881.506.80%
1993$116,713.215.26%
1994$120,115.422.92%
1995$125,155.924.20%
1996$130,331.384.14%
1997$136,018.804.36%
1998$143,842.505.75%
1999$156,264.548.64%
2000$164,009.124.96%
2001$171,004.374.27%
2002$177,422.513.75%
2003$180,740.951.87%
2004$184,375.872.01%
2005$189,593.222.83%
2006$194,647.682.67%
2007$201,678.673.61%
2008$208,971.283.62%
2009$223,010.986.72%
2010$230,698.503.45%
2011$234,288.231.56%
2012$238,626.641.85%
2013$242,624.131.68%
2014$246,917.201.77%
2015$251,031.741.67%
2016$255,978.081.97%
2017$261,732.902.25%
2018$267,619.662.25%
2019$273,046.592.03%
2020$279,774.132.46%
2021$288,503.073.12%
2022$306,393.096.20%
2023$325,068.846.10%
2024$333,467.612.58%*

* 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:

Year1967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI35.05436.88538.70040.94642.88544.70846.43849.78553.92357.03160.37764.23868.93875.17782.63891.131101.046107.838114.477121.408128.477137.038147.677158.969171.600183.262192.900198.523206.854215.408224.808237.738258.269271.069282.631293.238298.723304.731313.354321.708333.328345.381368.586381.291387.224394.395401.002408.097414.898423.073432.584442.314451.283462.402476.829506.397537.264551.145

Adjust other goods and services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 1981 * 1981 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other goods and services was 82.638 in the year 1981 and 451.283 in 2019:

451.283 / 82.638 * $50,000 = $273,046.59

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $50,000 in 1981 has the same "purchasing power" as $273,046.59 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Other goods and services).


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

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