Women's outerwear price history from 2000 through 2018

Historical Price Inflation for Women's outerwear

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Prices for Women's Outerwear, 2000-2018 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for women's outerwear were 9.77% lower in 2018 versus 2000 (a $1.95 difference in value).

Between 2000 and 2018: Women's outerwear experienced an average inflation rate of -0.57% per year. In other words, women's outerwear costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $18.05 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.12% during this same period, inflation for women's outerwear was lower.

In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 2.08%, which is above the average yearly change for women's outerwear during the 2000-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for women's outerwear was lower.

Price Inflation for Women's outerwear since 1978

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2014 (9.91%), 2013 (7.07%), and 2006 (-6.03%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Women's outerwear:

Year	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
CPI	98.517	100.542	98.800	95.633	97.633	101.183	100.967	101.108	95.175	100.892	104.517	108.858	114.117	119.833	119.275	124.542	121.292	116.500	119.417	123.333	118.858	113.575	115.942	115.250	110.358	108.433	104.292	100.775	94.700	93.134	92.613	92.874	91.505	94.227	95.250	101.983	112.093	109.804	110.658	109.850	104.611

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Buying power of $20 since 2000

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Women's outerwear, 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	2.08%
2001	$19.88	-0.60%
2002	$19.04	-4.24%
2003	$18.70	-1.74%
2004	$17.99	-3.82%
2005	$17.38	-3.37%
2006	$16.34	-6.03%
2007	$16.07	-1.65%
2008	$15.98	-0.56%
2009	$16.02	0.28%
2010	$15.78	-1.47%
2011	$16.25	2.97%
2012	$16.43	1.09%
2013	$17.59	7.07%
2014	$19.34	9.91%
2015	$18.94	-2.04%
2016	$19.09	0.78%
2017	$18.95	-0.73%
2018	$18.05	-4.77%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for women's outerwear, 2000-2018

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2018 / CPI in 2000 * 2000 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Women's outerwear was 115.942 in the year 2000 and 104.611 in 2018:

104.611 / 115.942 * $20 = $18.05

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $18.05 in 2018 (in the CPI category of Women's outerwear).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Women's outerwear in 1978. In addition to women's outerwear, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.