Other goods price history from 2015 through 2020

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Prices for Other Goods, 2015-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other goods were 8.23% higher in 2020 versus 2015 (a $1.65 difference in value).

Between 2015 and 2020: Other goods experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, other goods costing $20 in the year 2015 would cost $21.65 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.69% during this same period, inflation for other goods was lower.

In the year 2015: Pricing changed by 0.93%, which is below the average yearly change for other goods during the 2015-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation for other goods was higher.

Price Inflation for Other goods since 2010

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2020 (2.03%), 2017 (1.98%), and 2014 (1.75%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Other goods:

Year	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
CPI	100.942	102.340	103.822	104.909	106.745	107.741	108.915	111.068	112.348	114.287	116.611

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Buying power of $20 since 2015

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other goods, over time, for $20 beginning in 2015. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2015	$20.00	0.93%
2016	$20.22	1.09%
2017	$20.62	1.98%
2018	$20.86	1.15%
2019	$21.22	1.73%
2020	$21.65	2.03%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for other goods, 2015-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2015 * 2015 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other goods was 107.741 in the year 2015 and 116.611 in 2020:

116.611 / 107.741 * $20 = $21.65

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.65 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Other goods).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other goods in 2010. In addition to other goods, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.