Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories price history from 2000 through 2019

Historical Price Inflation for Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories

Prices for Purchase Of Pets, Pet Supplies, Accessories, 2000-2019 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories were 16.92% higher in 2019 versus 2000 (a $3.38 difference in value).

Between 2000 and 2019: Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories experienced an average inflation rate of 0.83% per year. In other words, purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $23.38 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.09% during this same period, inflation for purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories was lower.

In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 0.28%, which is below the average yearly change for purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories during the 2000-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories was much lower.

Price Inflation for Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2009 (3.23%), 2005 (3.20%), and 2008 (3.06%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories:

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
CPI	100.000	100.115	100.169	100.454	101.100	103.385	103.915	104.377	107.715	109.985	112.393	115.829	119.564	117.565	117.625	117.303	114.829	113.606	113.660	113.737	113.275	114.405	117.450

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Buying power of $20 since 2000

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories, over time, for $20 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2000	$20.00	0.28%
2001	$20.13	0.64%
2002	$20.58	2.26%
2003	$20.69	0.51%
2004	$20.78	0.44%
2005	$21.45	3.20%
2006	$21.90	2.11%
2007	$22.38	2.19%
2008	$23.06	3.06%
2009	$23.80	3.23%
2010	$23.41	-1.67%
2011	$23.42	0.05%
2012	$23.35	-0.27%
2013	$22.86	-2.11%
2014	$22.62	-1.06%
2015	$22.63	0.05%
2016	$22.64	0.07%
2017	$22.55	-0.41%
2018	$22.78	1.00%
2019	$23.38	2.66%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories, 2000-2019

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 2000 * 2000 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories was 100.454 in the year 2000 and 117.450 in 2019:

117.450 / 100.454 * $20 = $23.38

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.38 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories in 1997. In addition to purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.