According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for personal consumption expenditures price index were 114.53% higher in 2019 versus 1984 (a $4,824.50 difference in value).
Between 1984 and 2019: Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index experienced an average inflation rate of 2.20% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, personal consumption expenditures price index costing $4,212.30 in the year 1984 would cost $9,036.80 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.61% during this same period, inflation for personal consumption expenditures price index was lower.
In the year 1984: Pricing changed by 3.78%, which is above the average yearly change for personal consumption expenditures price index during the 1984-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1984 (4.30%), 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 $4,212.30 beginning in 1984. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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1984 | $4,212.30 | 3.78% |
1985 | $4,359.26 | 3.49% |
1986 | $4,454.09 | 2.18% |
1987 | $4,591.42 | 3.08% |
1988 | $4,770.86 | 3.91% |
1989 | $4,979.18 | 4.37% |
1990 | $5,197.78 | 4.39% |
1991 | $5,371.58 | 3.34% |
1992 | $5,514.77 | 2.67% |
1993 | $5,652.12 | 2.49% |
1994 | $5,770.07 | 2.09% |
1995 | $5,891.56 | 2.11% |
1996 | $6,017.55 | 2.14% |
1997 | $6,122.28 | 1.74% |
1998 | $6,170.99 | 0.80% |
1999 | $6,260.90 | 1.46% |
2000 | $6,419.25 | 2.53% |
2001 | $6,547.95 | 2.00% |
2002 | $6,633.93 | 1.31% |
2003 | $6,773.31 | 2.10% |
2004 | $6,941.42 | 2.48% |
2005 | $7,141.43 | 2.88% |
2006 | $7,342.54 | 2.82% |
2007 | $7,530.95 | 2.57% |
2008 | $7,753.83 | 2.96% |
2009 | $7,732.19 | -0.28% |
2010 | $7,870.67 | 1.79% |
2011 | $8,069.79 | 2.53% |
2012 | $8,220.27 | 1.86% |
2013 | $8,331.58 | 1.35% |
2014 | $8,457.56 | 1.51% |
2015 | $8,476.39 | 0.22% |
2016 | $8,561.28 | 1.00% |
2017 | $8,717.89 | 1.83% |
2018 | $8,903.94 | 2.13% |
2019 | $9,036.80 | 1.49% |
2020 | $9,136.38 | 1.10% |
2021 | $9,504.34 | 4.03% |
2022 | $10,099.48 | 6.26% |
2023 | $10,386.81 | 2.84%* |
* 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 |
CPI | 16.176 | 16.441 | 16.612 | 16.806 | 17.007 | 17.254 | 17.502 | 17.945 | 18.395 | 19.115 | 19.976 | 20.910 | 21.798 | 22.542 | 23.756 | 26.229 | 28.415 | 29.974 | 31.923 | 34.145 | 37.178 | 41.182 | 44.871 | 47.363 | 49.378 | 51.243 | 53.031 | 54.184 | 55.855 | 58.038 | 60.572 | 63.231 | 65.346 | 67.087 | 68.758 | 70.193 | 71.671 | 73.204 | 74.478 | 75.070 | 76.164 | 78.091 | 79.656 | 80.702 | 82.398 | 84.443 | 86.876 | 89.322 | 91.614 | 94.326 | 94.063 | 95.747 | 98.169 | 100.000 | 101.354 | 102.887 | 103.116 | 104.148 | 106.053 | 108.317 | 109.933 | 111.144 | 115.621 | 122.861 | 126.356 |