Personal care products price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Personal Care Products, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for personal care products are 0.32% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.06 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Personal care products experienced an average inflation rate of 0.32% per year. In other words, personal care products costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.06 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for personal care products was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 0.72%, which is above the average yearly change for personal care products during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for personal care products was lower.

Price Inflation for Personal care products since 1947

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (12.45%), 1951 (11.72%), and 1974 (11.14%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Personal care products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	0.72%
2026	$20.06	0.32%*

* 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 care products:

Year	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	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	33.230	34.233	33.208	31.925	35.667	35.033	34.850	34.667	34.583	35.325	36.408	37.892	38.175	38.242	38.100	38.417	38.567	38.692	38.717	37.967	38.642	39.792	41.600	42.625	44.000	45.167	46.375	51.542	57.958	61.275	64.733	68.233	72.942	79.642	87.792	95.133	100.700	104.192	107.617	111.250	113.933	118.100	123.192	128.150	132.750	136.542	139.033	141.467	143.092	144.317	144.175	148.292	151.783	153.667	155.117	154.742	153.533	153.883	154.375	155.783	158.285	159.290	162.578	161.061	160.529	162.172	161.794	163.445	163.262	163.050	161.664	161.452	160.703	160.063	159.711	166.513	176.272	178.888	180.182	180.752

Adjust personal care products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Personal care products was 180.182 in the year 2025 and 180.752 in 2026:

180.752 / 180.182 * $20 = $20.06

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.06 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Personal care products).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Personal care products in 1947. In addition to personal care products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.