According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other goods and services are 320.40% higher in 2025 versus 1988 (a $3,075,816.76 difference in value).
Between 1988 and 2025: Other goods and services experienced an average inflation rate of 3.96% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other goods and services costing $960,000 in the year 1988 would cost $4,035,816.76 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.74% during this same period, inflation for other goods and services was higher.
In the year 1988: Pricing changed by 6.66%, which is above the average yearly change for other goods and services during the 1988-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1988 (4.08%), inflation for other goods and services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other goods and services, over time, for $960,000 beginning in 1988. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | $960,000.00 | 6.66% |
| 1989 | $1,034,525.96 | 7.76% |
| 1990 | $1,113,632.33 | 7.65% |
| 1991 | $1,202,115.07 | 7.95% |
| 1992 | $1,283,808.03 | 6.80% |
| 1993 | $1,351,328.66 | 5.26% |
| 1994 | $1,390,720.18 | 2.92% |
| 1995 | $1,449,079.99 | 4.20% |
| 1996 | $1,509,002.53 | 4.14% |
| 1997 | $1,574,852.65 | 4.36% |
| 1998 | $1,665,436.99 | 5.75% |
| 1999 | $1,809,261.86 | 8.64% |
| 2000 | $1,898,930.12 | 4.96% |
| 2001 | $1,979,922.54 | 4.27% |
| 2002 | $2,054,232.95 | 3.75% |
| 2003 | $2,092,654.50 | 1.87% |
| 2004 | $2,134,740.39 | 2.01% |
| 2005 | $2,195,147.91 | 2.83% |
| 2006 | $2,253,669.38 | 2.67% |
| 2007 | $2,335,075.66 | 3.61% |
| 2008 | $2,419,510.93 | 3.62% |
| 2009 | $2,582,065.36 | 6.72% |
| 2010 | $2,671,072.96 | 3.45% |
| 2011 | $2,712,635.60 | 1.56% |
| 2012 | $2,762,866.53 | 1.85% |
| 2013 | $2,809,150.22 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $2,858,856.29 | 1.77% |
| 2015 | $2,906,495.25 | 1.67% |
| 2016 | $2,963,764.92 | 1.97% |
| 2017 | $3,030,395.33 | 2.25% |
| 2018 | $3,098,553.44 | 2.25% |
| 2019 | $3,161,387.50 | 2.03% |
| 2020 | $3,239,280.34 | 2.46% |
| 2021 | $3,340,345.73 | 3.12% |
| 2022 | $3,547,479.94 | 6.20% |
| 2023 | $3,763,711.39 | 6.10% |
| 2024 | $3,917,092.07 | 4.08% |
| 2025 | $4,035,816.76 | 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 |