According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for personal consumption expenditures price index are 720.08% higher in 2025 versus 1959 (a $144.02 difference in value).
Between 1959 and 2025: Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index experienced an average inflation rate of 3.24% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, personal consumption expenditures price index costing $20 in the year 1959 would cost $164.02 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.69% during this same period, inflation for personal consumption expenditures price index was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, over time, for $20 beginning in 1959. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | $20.00 | - |
| 1960 | $20.33 | 1.64% |
| 1961 | $20.54 | 1.04% |
| 1962 | $20.78 | 1.17% |
| 1963 | $21.03 | 1.20% |
| 1964 | $21.33 | 1.45% |
| 1965 | $21.64 | 1.44% |
| 1966 | $22.19 | 2.53% |
| 1967 | $22.74 | 2.51% |
| 1968 | $23.63 | 3.91% |
| 1969 | $24.70 | 4.51% |
| 1970 | $25.85 | 4.67% |
| 1971 | $26.95 | 4.25% |
| 1972 | $27.87 | 3.41% |
| 1973 | $29.37 | 5.38% |
| 1974 | $32.43 | 10.41% |
| 1975 | $35.13 | 8.34% |
| 1976 | $37.06 | 5.49% |
| 1977 | $39.47 | 6.50% |
| 1978 | $42.22 | 6.96% |
| 1979 | $45.97 | 8.88% |
| 1980 | $50.92 | 10.77% |
| 1981 | $55.48 | 8.96% |
| 1982 | $58.56 | 5.55% |
| 1983 | $61.05 | 4.25% |
| 1984 | $63.36 | 3.78% |
| 1985 | $65.57 | 3.49% |
| 1986 | $66.99 | 2.18% |
| 1987 | $69.06 | 3.09% |
| 1988 | $71.76 | 3.91% |
| 1989 | $74.90 | 4.37% |
| 1990 | $78.19 | 4.39% |
| 1991 | $80.80 | 3.34% |
| 1992 | $82.95 | 2.67% |
| 1993 | $85.02 | 2.49% |
| 1994 | $86.79 | 2.09% |
| 1995 | $88.62 | 2.11% |
| 1996 | $90.52 | 2.14% |
| 1997 | $92.09 | 1.74% |
| 1998 | $92.83 | 0.80% |
| 1999 | $94.18 | 1.46% |
| 2000 | $96.56 | 2.53% |
| 2001 | $98.50 | 2.00% |
| 2002 | $99.79 | 1.31% |
| 2003 | $101.89 | 2.10% |
| 2004 | $104.41 | 2.48% |
| 2005 | $107.42 | 2.88% |
| 2006 | $110.45 | 2.82% |
| 2007 | $113.28 | 2.57% |
| 2008 | $116.63 | 2.96% |
| 2009 | $116.31 | -0.28% |
| 2010 | $118.39 | 1.79% |
| 2011 | $121.39 | 2.53% |
| 2012 | $123.65 | 1.86% |
| 2013 | $125.28 | 1.32% |
| 2014 | $127.03 | 1.40% |
| 2015 | $127.27 | 0.18% |
| 2016 | $128.56 | 1.01% |
| 2017 | $130.80 | 1.75% |
| 2018 | $133.48 | 2.05% |
| 2019 | $135.39 | 1.43% |
| 2020 | $136.87 | 1.09% |
| 2021 | $142.54 | 4.14% |
| 2022 | $151.87 | 6.55% |
| 2023 | $157.60 | 3.77% |
| 2024 | $161.54 | 2.50% |
| 2025 | $164.02 | 1.53%* |
* 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 Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index:
| Year | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 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 | 2025 |
| CPI | 15.290 | 15.541 | 15.702 | 15.886 | 16.076 | 16.309 | 16.544 | 16.962 | 17.389 | 18.069 | 18.883 | 19.766 | 20.605 | 21.308 | 22.456 | 24.793 | 26.860 | 28.333 | 30.176 | 32.276 | 35.143 | 38.928 | 42.415 | 44.771 | 46.676 | 48.439 | 50.128 | 51.219 | 52.802 | 54.865 | 57.261 | 59.775 | 61.774 | 63.420 | 65.000 | 66.356 | 67.754 | 69.203 | 70.407 | 70.967 | 72.001 | 73.822 | 75.302 | 76.291 | 77.894 | 79.827 | 82.127 | 84.440 | 86.607 | 89.170 | 88.921 | 90.514 | 92.803 | 94.534 | 95.781 | 97.121 | 97.299 | 98.284 | 100.000 | 102.047 | 103.509 | 104.641 | 108.972 | 116.111 | 120.491 | 123.502 | 125.394 |