According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for housekeeping supplies were 479.21% higher in 2020 versus 1967 (a $95.84 difference in value).
Between 1967 and 2020: Housekeeping supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 3.37% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, housekeeping supplies costing $20 in the year 1967 would cost $115.84 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.94% during this same period, inflation for housekeeping supplies was lower.
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 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 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 | 186.449 | 189.914 | 196.084 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Housekeeping supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 1967. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | $20.00 | - |
| 1968 | $20.31 | 1.55% |
| 1969 | $20.73 | 2.06% |
| 1970 | $21.62 | 4.32% |
| 1971 | $22.56 | 4.33% |
| 1972 | $22.92 | 1.61% |
| 1973 | $23.59 | 2.91% |
| 1974 | $27.57 | 16.88% |
| 1975 | $33.61 | 21.91% |
| 1976 | $36.08 | 7.34% |
| 1977 | $38.61 | 7.03% |
| 1978 | $41.26 | 6.86% |
| 1979 | $44.42 | 7.64% |
| 1980 | $49.17 | 10.70% |
| 1981 | $53.93 | 9.69% |
| 1982 | $57.36 | 6.34% |
| 1983 | $59.24 | 3.28% |
| 1984 | $60.65 | 2.38% |
| 1985 | $62.71 | 3.41% |
| 1986 | $63.91 | 1.91% |
| 1987 | $65.86 | 3.06% |
| 1988 | $67.76 | 2.88% |
| 1989 | $71.40 | 5.37% |
| 1990 | $73.96 | 3.58% |
| 1991 | $76.16 | 2.97% |
| 1992 | $76.57 | 0.54% |
| 1993 | $77.22 | 0.85% |
| 1994 | $78.15 | 1.21% |
| 1995 | $81.00 | 3.64% |
| 1996 | $83.35 | 2.91% |
| 1997 | $84.53 | 1.41% |
| 1998 | $86.09 | 1.85% |
| 1999 | $87.52 | 1.65% |
| 2000 | $90.64 | 3.57% |
| 2001 | $93.57 | 3.23% |
| 2002 | $94.41 | 0.91% |
| 2003 | $93.04 | -1.46% |
| 2004 | $92.97 | -0.07% |
| 2005 | $94.48 | 1.63% |
| 2006 | $98.40 | 4.15% |
| 2007 | $100.05 | 1.68% |
| 2008 | $104.30 | 4.24% |
| 2009 | $108.19 | 3.73% |
| 2010 | $108.29 | 0.09% |
| 2011 | $109.56 | 1.17% |
| 2012 | $112.13 | 2.35% |
| 2013 | $111.74 | -0.35% |
| 2014 | $110.81 | -0.83% |
| 2015 | $110.35 | -0.42% |
| 2016 | $110.05 | -0.27% |
| 2017 | $109.21 | -0.76% |
| 2018 | $110.15 | 0.86% |
| 2019 | $112.20 | 1.86% |
| 2020 | $115.84 | 3.25%* |