Other goods price history from 2010 through 2018

Historical Price Inflation for Other goods

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Prices for Other Goods, 2010-2018 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other goods were 11.35% higher in 2018 versus 2010 (a $2.27 difference in value).

Between 2010 and 2018: Other goods experienced an average inflation rate of 1.35% per year. In other words, other goods costing $20 in the year 2010 would cost $22.27 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.78% during this same period, inflation for other goods was lower.

Price Inflation for Other goods since 2010

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2017 (1.98%), 2014 (1.75%), and 2012 (1.45%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Other goods:

Year	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
CPI	100.942	102.339	103.822	104.909	106.746	107.740	108.914	111.068	112.397

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Buying power of $20 since 2010

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other goods, over time, for $20 beginning in 2010. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2010	$20.00	-
2011	$20.28	1.38%
2012	$20.57	1.45%
2013	$20.79	1.05%
2014	$21.15	1.75%
2015	$21.35	0.93%
2016	$21.58	1.09%
2017	$22.01	1.98%
2018	$22.27	1.20%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for other goods, 2010-2018

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2018 / CPI in 2010 * 2010 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other goods was 100.942 in the year 2010 and 112.397 in 2018:

112.397 / 100.942 * $20 = $22.27

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2010 has the same "purchasing power" as $22.27 in 2018 (in the CPI category of Other goods).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other goods in 2010. In addition to other goods, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.