Other linens price inflation, 1997→2024

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Prices for Other Linens, 1997-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other linens are 59.48% lower in 2024 versus 1997 (a $11.90 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2024: Other linens experienced an average inflation rate of -3.29% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, other linens costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $8.10 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for other linens was significantly lower.

Price Inflation for Other linens since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2003 (-7.46%), 2007 (-6.94%), and 2006 (-6.86%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other linens, over time, for $20 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1997	$20.00	-
1998	$20.44	2.21%
1999	$20.19	-1.21%
2000	$19.65	-2.71%
2001	$19.19	-2.32%
2002	$18.64	-2.89%
2003	$17.25	-7.46%
2004	$16.48	-4.46%
2005	$16.07	-2.48%
2006	$14.97	-6.86%
2007	$13.93	-6.94%
2008	$13.18	-5.35%
2009	$12.60	-4.44%
2010	$12.04	-4.44%
2011	$11.63	-3.37%
2012	$11.02	-5.24%
2013	$10.43	-5.39%
2014	$10.11	-3.10%
2015	$9.67	-4.27%
2016	$9.28	-4.12%
2017	$8.90	-4.10%
2018	$8.87	-0.31%
2019	$8.59	-3.14%
2020	$8.64	0.64%
2021	$8.66	0.17%
2022	$8.87	2.44%
2023	$8.64	-2.61%
2024	$8.10	-6.18%*

* 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 linens:

Year	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
CPI	100.000	102.208	100.969	98.231	95.954	93.185	86.231	82.385	80.338	74.831	69.640	65.916	62.988	60.189	58.163	55.116	52.144	50.529	48.372	46.381	44.478	44.338	42.946	43.223	43.297	44.354	43.195	40.524

Adjust other linens prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other linens was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 40.524 in 2024:

40.524 / 100.000 * $20 = $8.10

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $8.10 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Other linens).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other linens in 1997. In addition to other linens, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.