Personal care price history from 2015 through 2020

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Prices for Personal Care, 2015-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for personal care were 7.76% higher in 2020 versus 2015 (a $1.55 difference in value).

Between 2015 and 2020: Personal care experienced an average inflation rate of 1.51% per year. In other words, personal care costing $20 in the year 2015 would cost $21.55 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.68% during this same period, inflation for personal care was lower.

In the year 2015: Pricing changed by 1.30%, which is below the average yearly change for personal care during the 2015-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation for personal care was higher.

Price Inflation for Personal care since 1999

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2001 (2.96%), 2008 (2.89%), and 2000 (2.85%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Personal care:

Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
CPI	161.050	165.633	170.533	174.658	178.058	181.683	185.642	190.233	195.618	201.274	204.585	206.643	208.555	212.133	214.979	217.989	220.821	224.273	227.023	231.062	234.027	237.966

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Buying power of $20 since 2015

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Personal care, over time, for $20 beginning in 2015. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2015	$20.00	1.30%
2016	$20.31	1.56%
2017	$20.56	1.23%
2018	$20.93	1.78%
2019	$21.20	1.28%
2020	$21.55	1.68%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for personal care, 2015-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2015 * 2015 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Personal care was 220.821 in the year 2015 and 237.966 in 2020:

237.966 / 220.821 * $20 = $21.55

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.55 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Personal care).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Personal care in 1999. In addition to personal care, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.