Personal care price inflation, 2019→2026

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Prices for Personal Care, 2019-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for personal care are 25.93% higher in 2026 versus 2019 (a $5.19 difference in value).

Between 2019 and 2026:Personal care experienced an average inflation rate of 3.35% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, personal care costing $20 in the year 2019 would cost $25.19 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.45% during this same period, inflation for personal care was lower.

In the year 2019: Pricing changed by 1.28%, which is below the average yearly change for personal care during the 2019-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2019 (1.81%), inflation for personal care was lower.

Price Inflation for Personal care since 1947

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (9.80%), 1974 (9.65%), and 1951 (9.37%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2019

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Personal care, over time, for $20 beginning in 2019. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2019	$20.00	1.28%
2020	$20.37	1.84%
2021	$20.81	2.15%
2022	$22.04	5.93%
2023	$23.36	5.99%
2024	$24.14	3.33%
2025	$24.85	2.94%
2026	$25.19	1.36%*

* 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:

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	25.342	26.300	26.258	26.242	28.700	29.042	29.283	29.450	29.942	31.175	32.317	33.375	34.058	34.625	34.775	35.417	35.892	36.317	36.558	37.317	38.417	40.000	41.958	43.483	44.892	46.050	48.092	52.733	57.900	61.667	65.642	69.925	75.242	81.875	89.142	95.425	100.283	104.275	108.317	111.908	115.108	119.425	124.983	130.417	134.875	138.300	141.467	144.583	147.125	150.108	152.700	156.700	161.058	165.625	170.525	174.667	178.042	181.675	185.642	190.233	195.622	201.279	204.587	206.643	208.556	212.135	214.979	217.989	220.821	224.273	227.023	231.062	234.027	238.329	243.464	257.904	273.359	282.454	290.762	294.713

Adjust personal care prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2019* 2019 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Personal care was 234.027 in the year 2019 and 294.713 in 2026:

294.713 / 234.027* $20 = $25.19

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2019 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.19 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Personal care).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Personal care in 1947. 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.