Tobacco products other than cigarettes priced at $20 in 2014 $29.01 in 2025

Tobacco Products Other Than Cigarettes Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Tobacco Products Other Than Cigarettes, 2014-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for tobacco products other than cigarettes are 45.04% higher in 2025 versus 2014 (a $9.01 difference in value).

Between 2014 and 2025: Tobacco products other than cigarettes experienced an average inflation rate of 3.44% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, tobacco products other than cigarettes costing $20 in the year 2014 would cost $29.01 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.74% during this same period, inflation for tobacco products other than cigarettes was higher.

In the year 2014: Pricing changed by 0.98%, which is below the average yearly change for tobacco products other than cigarettes during the 2014-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2014 (1.62%), inflation for tobacco products other than cigarettes was lower.

Price Inflation for Tobacco products other than cigarettes since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2009 (17.69%), 2010 (8.91%), and 1999 (7.63%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2014

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Tobacco products other than cigarettes, over time, for $20 beginning in 2014. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2014$20.000.98%
2015$20.401.98%
2016$20.962.78%
2017$21.834.13%
2018$22.693.95%
2019$23.483.49%
2020$23.841.52%
2021$24.934.55%
2022$26.305.49%
2023$27.675.23%
2024$28.874.33%
2025$29.010.48%*

* 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 products other than cigarettes:

Year19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000103.385111.277119.215123.323129.000134.531143.323151.077156.085160.713168.921198.797216.512225.641231.632237.463239.795244.548251.358261.736272.087281.579285.850298.864315.278331.774346.128347.805

Adjust tobacco products other than cigarettes prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2014 * 2014 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Tobacco products other than cigarettes was 239.795 in the year 2014 and 347.805 in 2025:

347.805 / 239.795 * $20 = $29.01

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2014 has the same "purchasing power" as $29.01 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Tobacco products other than cigarettes).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Tobacco products other than cigarettes in 1997. In addition to tobacco products other than cigarettes, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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