According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for personal consumption expenditures price index were 6.95% higher in 1998 versus 1994 (a $1.39 difference in value).
Between 1994 and 1998:Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index experienced an average inflation rate of 1.69% per year. In other words, personal consumption expenditures price index costing $20 in the year 1994 would cost $21.39 in 1998 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.41% during this same period, inflation for personal consumption expenditures price index was lower.
In the year 1994: Pricing changed by 2.09%, which is above the average yearly change for personal consumption expenditures price index during the 1994-1998 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1994 (2.61%), 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 1994. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $20.00 | 2.09% |
| 1995 | $20.42 | 2.11% |
| 1996 | $20.86 | 2.14% |
| 1997 | $21.22 | 1.74% |
| 1998 | $21.39 | 0.80% |
| 1999 | $21.70 | 1.46% |
| 2000 | $22.25 | 2.53% |
| 2001 | $22.70 | 2.00% |
| 2002 | $22.99 | 1.31% |
| 2003 | $23.48 | 2.10% |
| 2004 | $24.06 | 2.48% |
| 2005 | $24.75 | 2.88% |
| 2006 | $25.45 | 2.82% |
| 2007 | $26.10 | 2.57% |
| 2008 | $26.88 | 2.96% |
| 2009 | $26.80 | -0.28% |
| 2010 | $27.28 | 1.79% |
| 2011 | $27.97 | 2.53% |
| 2012 | $28.49 | 1.86% |
| 2013 | $28.87 | 1.32% |
| 2014 | $29.27 | 1.40% |
| 2015 | $29.33 | 0.18% |
| 2016 | $29.62 | 1.01% |
| 2017 | $30.14 | 1.75% |
| 2018 | $30.76 | 2.05% |
| 2019 | $31.20 | 1.43% |
| 2020 | $31.55 | 1.12% |
| 2021 | $32.84 | 4.11% |
| 2022 | $34.99 | 6.54% |
| 2023 | $36.32 | 3.80% |
| 2024 | $37.27 | 2.62% |
| 2025 | $38.25 | 2.63% |
| 2026 | $38.87 | 1.61%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| 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 | 104.666 | 108.973 | 116.100 | 120.511 | 123.666 | 126.923 | 128.969 |