Other motor fuels priced at $20 in 2010 $25.93 in 2024

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Prices for Other Motor Fuels, 2010-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other motor fuels are 29.66% higher in 2024 versus 2010 (a $5.93 difference in value).

Between 2010 and 2024: Other motor fuels experienced an average inflation rate of 1.87% per year. In other words, other motor fuels costing $20 in the year 2010 would cost $25.93 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.63% during this same period, inflation for other motor fuels was lower.

In the year 2010: Pricing changed by 19.36%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for other motor fuels during the 2010-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2010 (1.64%), inflation for other motor fuels was much higher.

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 2010

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other motor fuels, over time, for $20 beginning in 2010. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2010$20.0019.36%
2011$25.6628.32%
2012$26.463.10%
2013$26.01-1.69%
2014$25.39-2.38%
2015$18.13-28.61%
2016$15.22-16.04%
2017$17.5315.15%
2018$21.0019.82%
2019$20.30-3.33%
2020$17.32-14.68%
2021$21.8225.96%
2022$33.4753.39%
2023$28.89-13.68%
2024$25.93-10.24%*

* 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:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.00092.45495.831125.685123.100111.362121.977141.600183.731204.969217.145283.092182.549217.895279.608288.282283.401276.665197.519165.843190.966228.810221.200188.735237.726364.637314.763282.525

Adjust other motor fuels prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2010 * 2010 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other motor fuels was 217.895 in the year 2010 and 282.525 in 2024:

282.525 / 217.895 * $20 = $25.93

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2010 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.93 in 2024 (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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