Propane, kerosene, and firewood priced at $20 in 1999 $70.46 in 2025

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Prices for Propane, Kerosene, And Firewood, 1999-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for propane, kerosene, and firewood are 252.30% higher in 2025 versus 1999 (a $50.46 difference in value).

Between 1999 and 2025: Propane, kerosene, and firewood experienced an average inflation rate of 4.96% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, propane, kerosene, and firewood costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $70.46 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for propane, kerosene, and firewood was higher.

In the year 1999: Pricing changed by 0.57%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for propane, kerosene, and firewood during the 1999-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for propane, kerosene, and firewood was lower.

Price Inflation for Propane, kerosene, and firewood since 1986

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2000 (22.08%), 2021 (21.94%), and 2008 (20.36%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1999

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Propane, kerosene, and firewood, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1999$20.000.57%
2000$24.4222.08%
2001$26.498.48%
2002$24.30-8.27%
2003$28.5617.55%
2004$31.7311.08%
2005$37.7719.05%
2006$42.2011.74%
2007$44.896.38%
2008$54.0420.36%
2009$46.01-14.85%
2010$50.339.39%
2011$54.648.57%
2012$51.56-5.65%
2013$51.43-0.24%
2014$56.279.41%
2015$48.02-14.66%
2016$46.39-3.40%
2017$50.579.02%
2018$53.525.83%
2019$51.66-3.47%
2020$50.21-2.81%
2021$61.2321.94%
2022$71.7217.13%
2023$68.38-4.66%
2024$67.79-0.86%
2025$70.463.94%*

* 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 Propane, kerosene, and firewood:

Year1986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000101.600102.715104.038123.362122.669119.477119.992118.408118.077128.038131.392126.669127.392155.523168.708154.762181.923202.077240.569268.808285.957344.190293.062320.589348.050328.400327.604358.421305.881295.486322.124340.905329.086319.835389.993456.814435.541431.799448.806

Adjust propane, kerosene, and firewood prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1999 * 1999 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Propane, kerosene, and firewood was 127.392 in the year 1999 and 448.806 in 2025:

448.806 / 127.392 * $20 = $70.46

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" as $70.46 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Propane, kerosene, and firewood).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Propane, kerosene, and firewood in 1986. In addition to propane, kerosene, and firewood, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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