Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap price history from 1977 through 2020

Stationery, Stationery Supplies, Gift Wrap Inflation Calculator

Prices for Stationery, Stationery Supplies, Gift Wrap, 1977-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap were 117.73% higher in 2020 versus 1977 (a $23.55 difference in value).

Between 1977 and 2020: Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap experienced an average inflation rate of 1.83% per year. In other words, stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap costing $20 in the year 1977 would cost $43.55 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.43% during this same period, inflation for stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap was lower.

Price Inflation for Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap since 1977

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1981 (7.67%), 1980 (7.21%), and 1982 (6.81%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap:

Year	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
CPI	71.900	73.646	78.092	83.723	90.146	96.285	100.531	103.169	105.854	107.415	108.915	111.300	115.562	119.362	123.608	129.454	132.085	135.769	142.454	148.615	155.200	159.292	158.238	155.608	155.785	156.100	152.992	147.738	148.323	150.177	152.868	154.799	155.603	156.142	155.766	156.425	155.152	155.423	151.184	150.266	150.256	148.666	151.434	156.547

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Buying power of $20 since 1977

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap, over time, for $20 beginning in 1977. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1977	$20.00	-
1978	$20.49	2.43%
1979	$21.72	6.04%
1980	$23.29	7.21%
1981	$25.08	7.67%
1982	$26.78	6.81%
1983	$27.96	4.41%
1984	$28.70	2.62%
1985	$29.44	2.60%
1986	$29.88	1.48%
1987	$30.30	1.40%
1988	$30.96	2.19%
1989	$32.15	3.83%
1990	$33.20	3.29%
1991	$34.38	3.56%
1992	$36.01	4.73%
1993	$36.74	2.03%
1994	$37.77	2.79%
1995	$39.63	4.92%
1996	$41.34	4.33%
1997	$43.17	4.43%
1998	$44.31	2.64%
1999	$44.02	-0.66%
2000	$43.28	-1.66%
2001	$43.33	0.11%
2002	$43.42	0.20%
2003	$42.56	-1.99%
2004	$41.10	-3.43%
2005	$41.26	0.40%
2006	$41.77	1.25%
2007	$42.52	1.79%
2008	$43.06	1.26%
2009	$43.28	0.52%
2010	$43.43	0.35%
2011	$43.33	-0.24%
2012	$43.51	0.42%
2013	$43.16	-0.81%
2014	$43.23	0.17%
2015	$42.05	-2.73%
2016	$41.80	-0.61%
2017	$41.80	-0.01%
2018	$41.35	-1.06%
2019	$42.12	1.86%
2020	$43.55	3.38%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap, 1977-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 1977 * 1977 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap was 71.900 in the year 1977 and 156.547 in 2020:

156.547 / 71.900 * $20 = $43.55

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1977 has the same "purchasing power" as $43.55 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap in 1977. In addition to stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.