Professional services price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Professional Services, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for professional services are 1.01% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.20 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Professional services experienced an average inflation rate of 1.01% per year. In other words, professional services costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.20 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for professional services was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 2.51%, which is above the average yearly change for professional services during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for professional services was lower.

Price Inflation for Professional services since 1967

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (11.09%), 1975 (10.97%), and 1981 (10.27%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Professional services, 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	2.51%
2026	$20.20	1.01%*

* 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 Professional services:

Year	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	30.908	32.525	34.725	37.000	39.417	40.817	42.167	45.817	50.842	55.450	59.975	64.550	70.117	77.892	85.892	93.183	99.850	106.958	113.558	120.833	128.842	137.525	146.383	156.092	165.725	175.767	184.650	192.542	200.958	208.317	215.417	222.242	229.200	237.667	246.492	253.892	261.158	271.475	281.700	289.333	300.791	310.968	319.372	328.186	335.666	341.994	349.468	355.153	361.514	371.546	375.138	378.359	382.563	389.869	401.939	411.798	419.068	428.391	439.156	443.599

Adjust professional services 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 Professional services was 439.156 in the year 2025 and 443.599 in 2026:

443.599 / 439.156 * $20 = $20.20

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.20 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Professional services).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Professional services in 1967. In addition to professional services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.