According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nondurables are 1,895.02% higher in 2024 versus 1935 (a $379 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2024: Nondurables experienced an average inflation rate of 3.42% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, nondurables costing $20 in the year 1935 would cost $399 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.58% during this same period, inflation for nondurables was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nondurables, over time, for $20 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1935 | $20.00 | - |
1936 | $20.38 | 1.92% |
1937 | $21.12 | 3.62% |
1938 | $20.12 | -4.77% |
1939 | $19.68 | -2.15% |
1940 | $19.97 | 1.46% |
1941 | $21.55 | 7.93% |
1942 | $24.69 | 14.55% |
1943 | $26.71 | 8.16% |
1944 | $26.88 | 0.65% |
1945 | $27.65 | 2.89% |
1946 | $31.14 | 12.59% |
1947 | $37.29 | 19.78% |
1948 | $39.74 | 6.56% |
1949 | $38.42 | -3.33% |
1950 | $38.96 | 1.42% |
1951 | $42.56 | 9.23% |
1952 | $42.88 | 0.74% |
1953 | $42.82 | -0.13% |
1954 | $42.71 | -0.27% |
1955 | $42.50 | -0.47% |
1956 | $43.07 | 1.32% |
1957 | $44.42 | 3.14% |
1958 | $45.56 | 2.57% |
1959 | $45.40 | -0.34% |
1960 | $45.97 | 1.24% |
1961 | $46.39 | 0.92% |
1962 | $46.76 | 0.81% |
1963 | $47.35 | 1.25% |
1964 | $47.83 | 1.01% |
1965 | $48.69 | 1.81% |
1966 | $50.47 | 3.66% |
1967 | $51.44 | 1.93% |
1968 | $53.44 | 3.87% |
1969 | $56.00 | 4.81% |
1970 | $58.68 | 4.78% |
1971 | $60.56 | 3.21% |
1972 | $62.57 | 3.31% |
1973 | $68.32 | 9.20% |
1974 | $77.66 | 13.67% |
1975 | $83.93 | 8.07% |
1976 | $87.03 | 3.69% |
1977 | $92.03 | 5.75% |
1978 | $98.78 | 7.34% |
1979 | $111.06 | 12.43% |
1980 | $126.02 | 13.47% |
1981 | $136.97 | 8.69% |
1982 | $140.75 | 2.76% |
1983 | $143.49 | 1.94% |
1984 | $147.40 | 2.73% |
1985 | $150.81 | 2.31% |
1986 | $148.93 | -1.25% |
1987 | $154.64 | 3.83% |
1988 | $160.90 | 4.04% |
1989 | $170.07 | 5.70% |
1990 | $181.32 | 6.61% |
1991 | $187.50 | 3.41% |
1992 | $191.02 | 1.88% |
1993 | $194.33 | 1.73% |
1994 | $196.86 | 1.30% |
1995 | $200.49 | 1.84% |
1996 | $206.50 | 3.00% |
1997 | $210.58 | 1.98% |
1998 | $211.42 | 0.40% |
1999 | $217.53 | 2.89% |
2000 | $227.56 | 4.61% |
2001 | $231.02 | 1.52% |
2002 | $231.74 | 0.31% |
2003 | $237.80 | 2.61% |
2004 | $247.71 | 4.17% |
2005 | $259.29 | 4.67% |
2006 | $268.68 | 3.62% |
2007 | $278.37 | 3.61% |
2008 | $296.26 | 6.43% |
2009 | $285.68 | -3.57% |
2010 | $295.35 | 3.39% |
2011 | $315.18 | 6.71% |
2012 | $323.20 | 2.54% |
2013 | $324.13 | 0.29% |
2014 | $326.13 | 0.62% |
2015 | $313.13 | -3.99% |
2016 | $309.31 | -1.22% |
2017 | $316.00 | 2.16% |
2018 | $324.95 | 2.83% |
2019 | $326.10 | 0.35% |
2020 | $323.70 | -0.74% |
2021 | $345.30 | 6.67% |
2022 | $385.81 | 11.73% |
2023 | $394.91 | 2.36% |
2024 | $399.00 | 1.04%* |
* 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 Nondurables:
Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 13.900 | 14.167 | 14.680 | 13.980 | 13.680 | 13.880 | 14.980 | 17.160 | 18.560 | 18.680 | 19.220 | 21.640 | 25.920 | 27.620 | 26.700 | 27.080 | 29.580 | 29.800 | 29.760 | 29.680 | 29.540 | 29.931 | 30.869 | 31.662 | 31.554 | 31.946 | 32.238 | 32.500 | 32.908 | 33.238 | 33.838 | 35.077 | 35.754 | 37.138 | 38.923 | 40.785 | 42.092 | 43.485 | 47.485 | 53.977 | 58.331 | 60.485 | 63.962 | 68.654 | 77.185 | 87.585 | 95.192 | 97.823 | 99.723 | 102.446 | 104.815 | 103.508 | 107.477 | 111.823 | 118.200 | 126.015 | 130.315 | 132.762 | 135.062 | 136.815 | 139.338 | 143.515 | 146.354 | 146.938 | 151.185 | 158.154 | 160.562 | 161.062 | 165.269 | 172.162 | 180.208 | 186.731 | 193.468 | 205.901 | 198.548 | 205.271 | 219.049 | 224.622 | 225.271 | 226.662 | 217.624 | 214.973 | 219.620 | 225.843 | 226.642 | 224.974 | 239.982 | 268.138 | 274.459 | 277.308 |