According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in St Louis, Missouri are 27.90% higher in 2024 versus 2016 (a $5.58 difference in value).
Between 2016 and 2024: St. Louis experienced an average inflation rate of 3.12% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $20 in St. Louis in the year 2016 would cost $25.58 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.40% during this same period, inflation in St. Louis was lower.
In the year 2016: Pricing changed by 0.80%, which is below the average yearly change in St. Louis during the 2016-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2016 (1.26%), inflation in St. Louis was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in St. Louis, over time, for $20 beginning in 2016. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
2016 | $20.00 | 0.80% |
2017 | $20.33 | 1.66% |
2018 | $20.70 | 1.83% |
2019 | $20.91 | 1.02% |
2020 | $21.07 | 0.74% |
2021 | $22.24 | 5.54% |
2022 | $23.96 | 7.76% |
2023 | $24.89 | 3.85% |
2024 | $25.58 | 2.79%* |
* 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 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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 | 193.231 | 198.700 | 198.472 | 203.187 | 209.776 | 214.768 | 217.965 | 220.217 | 219.322 | 221.075 | 224.747 | 228.851 | 231.187 | 232.906 | 245.820 | 264.894 | 275.082 | 282.752 |