Other personal services priced at $20 in 2018 $23.90 in 2023

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Prices for Other Personal Services, 2018-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other personal services are 19.50% higher in 2023 versus 2018 (a $3.90 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2023: Other personal services experienced an average inflation rate of 3.63% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other personal services costing $20 in the year 2018 would cost $23.90 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.71% during this same period, inflation for other personal services was lower.

In the year 2018: Pricing changed by 3.32%, which is below the average yearly change for other personal services during the 2018-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2018 (2.44%), inflation for other personal services was higher.

Price Inflation for Other personal services since 2009

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (6%), 2023 (3.89%), and 2018 (3.32%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other personal services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2018$20.003.32%
2019$20.462.32%
2020$21.032.77%
2021$21.703.20%
2022$23.016.00%
2023$23.903.89%*

* 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 personal services:

Year200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI100.000101.164102.926105.254107.646109.570112.145115.300118.192122.113124.941128.407132.511140.464145.928

Adjust other personal services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other personal services was 122.113 in the year 2018 and 145.928 in 2023:

145.928 / 122.113 * $20 = $23.90

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.90 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Other personal services).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other personal services in 2009. In addition to other personal services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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