Housekeeping supplies price history from 1984 through 2019

Housekeeping Supplies Inflation Calculator

Prices for Housekeeping Supplies, 1984-2019 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housekeeping supplies were 85.04% higher in 2019 versus 1984 (a $17.01 difference in value).

Between 1984 and 2019: Housekeeping supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 1.77% per year. In other words, housekeeping supplies costing $20 in the year 1984 would cost $37.01 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.61% during this same period, inflation for housekeeping supplies was lower.

Price Inflation for Housekeeping supplies since 1984

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2018 (30.29%), 1989 (5.38%), and 1995 (3.65%).

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

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
CPI	102.633	106.200	108.167	111.467	114.700	120.867	125.200	128.900	129.600	130.733	132.300	137.133	141.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	143.100	186.449	189.914

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Buying power of $20 since 1984

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housekeeping supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 1984. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1984	$20.00	-
1985	$20.70	3.48%
1986	$21.08	1.85%
1987	$21.72	3.05%
1988	$22.35	2.90%
1989	$23.55	5.38%
1990	$24.40	3.59%
1991	$25.12	2.96%
1992	$25.25	0.54%
1993	$25.48	0.87%
1994	$25.78	1.20%
1995	$26.72	3.65%
1996	$27.50	2.89%
1997	$27.89	1.42%
1998	$27.89	0.00%
1999	$27.89	0.00%
2000	$27.89	0.00%
2001	$27.89	0.00%
2002	$27.89	0.00%
2003	$27.89	0.00%
2004	$27.89	0.00%
2005	$27.89	0.00%
2006	$27.89	0.00%
2007	$27.89	0.00%
2008	$27.89	0.00%
2009	$27.89	0.00%
2010	$27.89	0.00%
2011	$27.89	0.00%
2012	$27.89	0.00%
2013	$27.89	0.00%
2014	$27.89	0.00%
2015	$27.89	0.00%
2016	$27.89	0.00%
2017	$27.89	0.00%
2018	$36.33	30.29%
2019	$37.01	1.86%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for housekeeping supplies, 1984-2019

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 1984 * 1984 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Housekeeping supplies was 102.633 in the year 1984 and 189.914 in 2019:

189.914 / 102.633 * $20 = $37.01

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1984 has the same "purchasing power" as $37.01 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Housekeeping supplies).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Housekeeping supplies in 1984. 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.