Tobacco and smoking products price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Tobacco And Smoking Products, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for tobacco and smoking products are 3.46% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.69 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Tobacco and smoking products experienced an average inflation rate of 3.46% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, tobacco and smoking products costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.69 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for tobacco and smoking products was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 6.34%, which is above the average yearly change for tobacco and smoking products during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for tobacco and smoking products was much higher.

Price Inflation for Tobacco and smoking products since 1947

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1999 (29.48%), 2009 (24.06%), and 1983 (19.50%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Tobacco and smoking products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	6.34%
2026	$20.69	3.46%*

* 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 Tobacco and smoking products:

Year	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	19.725	20.617	21.308	21.633	22.300	23.475	24.483	24.900	24.967	25.492	26.117	27.033	27.958	29.033	29.250	29.517	30.317	31.117	32.000	34.117	35.508	37.717	39.767	43.050	44.925	47.358	48.667	51.058	54.683	57.033	59.750	62.992	66.767	71.967	77.758	86.508	103.375	110.158	116.683	124.708	133.625	145.783	164.442	181.525	202.725	219.833	228.392	220.033	225.742	232.750	243.692	274.775	355.792	394.908	425.208	461.500	468.992	477.983	502.758	519.858	554.184	588.682	730.316	807.330	834.769	853.459	876.822	903.299	930.848	963.380	1022.785	1063.453	1115.941	1171.554	1256.433	1347.485	1435.718	1541.715	1639.408	1696.091

Adjust tobacco and smoking products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Tobacco and smoking products was 1639.408 in the year 2025 and 1696.091 in 2026:

1696.091 / 1639.408 * $20 = $20.69

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.69 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Tobacco and smoking products).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Tobacco and smoking products in 1947. In addition to tobacco and smoking products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.