According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in St Louis, Missouri were 16.78% higher in 2020 versus 2008 (a $3.36 difference in value).
Between 2008 and 2020: St. Louis experienced an average inflation rate of 1.30% per year. In other words, $20 in St. Louis in the year 2008 would cost $23.36 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.55% during this same period, inflation in St. Louis was lower.
In the year 2008: Pricing changed by 2.83%, which is above the average yearly change in St. Louis during the 2008-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2008 (3.84%), inflation in St. Louis was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for St Louis, Missouri:
Year | 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 |
CPI | 103.300 | 107.100 | 108.650 | 112.150 | 115.750 | 121.850 | 128.150 | 132.100 | 134.700 | 137.450 | 141.300 | 145.250 | 149.600 | 152.900 | 154.500 | 157.600 | 163.050 | 167.300 | 169.050 | 173.400 | 180.350 | 186.200 | 189.550 | 193.232 | 198.700 | 198.472 | 203.187 | 209.776 | 214.768 | 217.965 | 220.217 | 219.321 | 221.074 | 224.747 | 228.852 | 231.187 | 232.035 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in St. Louis, over time, for $20 beginning in 2008. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
2008 | $20.00 | 2.83% |
2009 | $19.98 | -0.11% |
2010 | $20.45 | 2.38% |
2011 | $21.11 | 3.24% |
2012 | $21.62 | 2.38% |
2013 | $21.94 | 1.49% |
2014 | $22.17 | 1.03% |
2015 | $22.08 | -0.41% |
2016 | $22.25 | 0.80% |
2017 | $22.62 | 1.66% |
2018 | $23.03 | 1.83% |
2019 | $23.27 | 1.02% |
2020 | $23.36 | 0.37%* |