According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for miscellaneous household products were 18.12% higher in 2020 versus 1997 (a $3.62 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2020: Miscellaneous household products experienced an average inflation rate of 0.73% per year. In other words, miscellaneous household products costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $23.62 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.09% during this same period, inflation for miscellaneous household products was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Miscellaneous household products:
| Year | 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 | 100.000 | 102.108 | 102.908 | 104.338 | 105.892 | 107.400 | 106.092 | 105.269 | 106.392 | 111.015 | 113.567 | 116.295 | 116.834 | 116.935 | 117.932 | 120.767 | 120.059 | 119.770 | 119.049 | 117.501 | 116.414 | 118.338 | 119.219 | 118.121 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Miscellaneous household products, over time, for $20 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $20.00 | - |
| 1998 | $20.42 | 2.11% |
| 1999 | $20.58 | 0.78% |
| 2000 | $20.87 | 1.39% |
| 2001 | $21.18 | 1.49% |
| 2002 | $21.48 | 1.42% |
| 2003 | $21.22 | -1.22% |
| 2004 | $21.05 | -0.78% |
| 2005 | $21.28 | 1.07% |
| 2006 | $22.20 | 4.35% |
| 2007 | $22.71 | 2.30% |
| 2008 | $23.26 | 2.40% |
| 2009 | $23.37 | 0.46% |
| 2010 | $23.39 | 0.09% |
| 2011 | $23.59 | 0.85% |
| 2012 | $24.15 | 2.40% |
| 2013 | $24.01 | -0.59% |
| 2014 | $23.95 | -0.24% |
| 2015 | $23.81 | -0.60% |
| 2016 | $23.50 | -1.30% |
| 2017 | $23.28 | -0.93% |
| 2018 | $23.67 | 1.65% |
| 2019 | $23.84 | 0.74% |
| 2020 | $23.62 | -0.92%* |