Other linens priced at $20 in 2016 $17.51 in 2024

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Prices for Other Linens, 2016-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other linens are 12.43% lower in 2024 versus 2016 (a $2.49 difference in value).

Between 2016 and 2024: Other linens experienced an average inflation rate of -1.65% per year. In other words, other linens costing $20 in the year 2016 would cost $17.51 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.39% during this same period, inflation for other linens was significantly lower.

In the year 2016: Pricing changed by -4.12%, which is below the average yearly change for other linens during the 2016-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2016 (1.26%), inflation for other linens was much 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 2016

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other linens, over time, for $20 beginning in 2016. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2016$20.00-4.12%
2017$19.18-4.10%
2018$19.12-0.31%
2019$18.52-3.14%
2020$18.640.64%
2021$18.670.17%
2022$19.132.44%
2023$18.63-2.61%
2024$17.51-5.97%*

* 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:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000102.208100.96998.23195.95493.18586.23182.38580.33874.83169.64065.91662.98860.18958.16355.11652.14450.52948.37246.38144.47844.33842.94643.22343.29744.35443.19540.614

Adjust other linens prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2016 * 2016 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other linens was 46.381 in the year 2016 and 40.614 in 2024:

40.614 / 46.381 * $20 = $17.51

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2016 has the same "purchasing power" as $17.51 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.

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