Shelter priced at $180 in 1989 $246.78 in 1998

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Prices for Shelter, 1989-1998 ($180)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for shelter were 37.10% higher in 1998 versus 1989 (a $66.78 difference in value).

Between 1989 and 1998: Shelter experienced an average inflation rate of 3.57% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, shelter costing $180 in the year 1989 would cost $246.78 in 1998 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.09% during this same period, inflation for shelter was higher.

In the year 1989: Pricing changed by 4.52%, which is above the average yearly change for shelter during the 1989-1998 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1989 (4.83%), inflation for shelter was lower.

Price Inflation for Shelter since 1952

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (17.55%), 1979 (13.90%), and 1981 (11.72%).

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Buying power of $180.00 since 1989

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Shelter, over time, for $180 beginning in 1989. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1989$180.004.52%
1990$189.695.39%
1991$198.224.49%
1992$204.883.36%
1993$211.033.00%
1994$217.533.08%
1995$224.523.22%
1996$231.773.23%
1997$238.873.07%
1998$246.783.31%
1999$253.762.83%
2000$262.023.25%
2001$271.783.73%
2002$281.993.75%
2003$288.792.41%
2004$296.552.69%
2005$304.122.55%
2006$314.563.43%
2007$326.053.65%
2008$334.262.52%
2009$337.901.09%
2010$336.60-0.38%
2011$341.011.31%
2012$348.382.16%
2013$356.472.32%
2014$366.572.83%
2015$377.813.06%
2016$390.583.38%
2017$403.563.32%
2018$416.923.31%
2019$431.003.38%
2020$441.612.46%
2021$453.382.67%
2022$480.035.88%
2023$515.817.45%
2024$532.423.22%*

* 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 Shelter:

Year1952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI21.60022.00022.48522.74623.12323.96224.46924.73125.23125.44625.73126.06926.50026.99227.80028.76930.13132.57735.53837.02338.67740.47744.40848.79251.47754.94660.49268.90080.99290.48596.89299.131103.992109.815115.823121.246127.085132.831139.985146.277151.192155.731160.523165.685171.031176.277182.108187.262193.354200.562208.092213.115218.838224.423232.131240.611246.666249.354248.396251.646257.083263.056270.513278.803288.230297.803307.663318.053325.886334.575354.235380.643392.901

Adjust shelter prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1998 / CPI in 1989 * 1989 USD value = 1998 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Shelter was 132.831 in the year 1989 and 182.108 in 1998:

182.108 / 132.831 * $180 = $246.78

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $180 in 1989 has the same "purchasing power" as $246.78 in 1998 (in the CPI category of Shelter).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Shelter in 1952. In addition to shelter, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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