Other motor fuels priced at $20 in 2009 $29.40 in 2025

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Prices for Other Motor Fuels, 2009-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other motor fuels are 46.98% higher in 2025 versus 2009 (a $9.40 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2025: Other motor fuels experienced an average inflation rate of 2.44% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other motor fuels costing $20 in the year 2009 would cost $29.40 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for other motor fuels was lower.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by -35.52%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for other motor fuels during the 2009-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for other motor fuels was much lower.

Price Inflation for Other motor fuels since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (53.39%), 2009 (-35.52%), and 2000 (31.15%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other motor fuels, over time, for $20 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$20.00-35.52%
2010$23.8719.36%
2011$30.6328.32%
2012$31.583.10%
2013$31.05-1.69%
2014$30.31-2.38%
2015$21.64-28.61%
2016$18.17-16.04%
2017$20.9215.15%
2018$25.0719.82%
2019$24.23-3.33%
2020$20.68-14.68%
2021$26.0525.96%
2022$39.9553.39%
2023$34.49-13.68%
2024$30.75-10.84%
2025$29.40-4.40%*

* 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 motor fuels:

Year19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.00092.45495.831125.685123.100111.362121.977141.600183.731204.969217.145283.092182.549217.895279.608288.282283.401276.665197.519165.843190.966228.810221.200188.735237.726364.637314.763280.653268.312

Adjust other motor fuels prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other motor fuels was 182.549 in the year 2009 and 268.312 in 2025:

268.312 / 182.549 * $20 = $29.40

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $29.40 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Other motor fuels).


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

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