Housekeeping supplies price history from 2000 through 2018

Historical Price Inflation for Housekeeping supplies

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Prices for Housekeeping Supplies, 2000-2018 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housekeeping supplies were 21.36% higher in 2018 versus 2000 (a $4.27 difference in value).

Between 2000 and 2018: Housekeeping supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 1.08% per year. In other words, housekeeping supplies costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $24.27 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.12% during this same period, inflation for housekeeping supplies was lower.

In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 3.57%, which is above the average yearly change for housekeeping supplies during the 2000-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for housekeeping supplies was higher.

Price Inflation for Housekeeping supplies since 1967

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (21.91%), 1974 (16.88%), and 1980 (10.70%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Housekeeping supplies:

Year	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
CPI	33.854	34.377	35.085	36.600	38.185	38.800	39.931	46.669	56.892	61.069	65.362	69.846	75.185	83.231	91.292	97.085	100.269	102.654	106.154	108.177	111.485	114.700	120.862	125.192	128.908	129.608	130.715	132.292	137.108	141.092	143.085	145.731	148.138	153.423	158.377	159.815	157.485	157.369	159.931	166.562	169.358	176.544	183.138	183.297	185.445	189.807	189.139	187.566	186.781	186.285	184.863	186.188

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Buying power of $20 since 2000

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housekeeping supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2000	$20.00	3.57%
2001	$20.65	3.23%
2002	$20.83	0.91%
2003	$20.53	-1.46%
2004	$20.51	-0.07%
2005	$20.85	1.63%
2006	$21.71	4.15%
2007	$22.08	1.68%
2008	$23.01	4.24%
2009	$23.87	3.73%
2010	$23.89	0.09%
2011	$24.17	1.17%
2012	$24.74	2.35%
2013	$24.66	-0.35%
2014	$24.45	-0.83%
2015	$24.35	-0.42%
2016	$24.28	-0.27%
2017	$24.10	-0.76%
2018	$24.27	0.72%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for housekeeping supplies, 2000-2018

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2018 / CPI in 2000 * 2000 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Housekeeping supplies was 153.423 in the year 2000 and 186.188 in 2018:

186.188 / 153.423 * $20 = $24.27

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.27 in 2018 (in the CPI category of Housekeeping supplies).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Housekeeping supplies in 1967. In addition to housekeeping supplies, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.