All items priced at $20 in 1968 $183.33 in 2025

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Prices for All Items, 1968-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items are 816.64% higher in 2025 versus 1968 (a $163.33 difference in value).

Between 1968 and 2025: All items experienced an average inflation rate of 3.96% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items costing $20 in the year 1968 would cost $183.33 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.96% during this same period, inflation for all items was similar.

In the year 1968: Pricing changed by 4.27%, which is above the average yearly change for all items during the 1968-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1968 (4.27%), inflation for all items was similar.

Price Inflation for All items since 1913

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1917 (17.81%), 1918 (17.34%), and 1920 (15.62%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1968

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items, over time, for $20 beginning in 1968. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1968$20.004.27%
1969$21.095.46%
1970$22.325.83%
1971$23.284.30%
1972$24.043.27%
1973$25.536.18%
1974$28.3511.05%
1975$30.949.14%
1976$32.725.75%
1977$34.856.50%
1978$37.517.63%
1979$41.7311.26%
1980$47.3813.55%
1981$52.2810.33%
1982$55.486.13%
1983$57.273.21%
1984$59.734.30%
1985$61.853.55%
1986$63.021.90%
1987$65.333.66%
1988$68.004.08%
1989$71.284.83%
1990$75.135.40%
1991$78.314.23%
1992$80.683.03%
1993$83.062.95%
1994$85.222.60%
1995$87.622.81%
1996$90.192.93%
1997$92.292.33%
1998$93.721.55%
1999$95.782.19%
2000$99.013.38%
2001$101.812.83%
2002$103.421.59%
2003$105.772.27%
2004$108.602.68%
2005$112.293.39%
2006$115.913.23%
2007$119.212.85%
2008$123.793.84%
2009$123.35-0.36%
2010$125.371.64%
2011$129.333.16%
2012$132.012.07%
2013$133.941.46%
2014$136.121.62%
2015$136.280.12%
2016$138.001.26%
2017$140.942.13%
2018$144.382.44%
2019$146.991.81%
2020$148.811.23%
2021$155.804.70%
2022$168.278.00%
2023$175.194.12%
2024$180.362.95%
2025$183.331.65%*

* 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 All items:

Year19131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319341935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI9.88510.01510.10810.88512.82315.04617.33120.03817.85416.75417.05417.12317.53817.70017.36217.15417.15416.70015.20813.64612.93813.38513.72313.86914.38514.09213.90814.00814.72316.33117.30817.59217.99219.51522.32324.04623.80824.06925.96226.54626.76226.85426.77727.18528.09228.86229.14629.57729.89230.24630.62331.01531.50832.45433.36234.78536.68538.82340.49241.81544.40049.30853.81556.90860.60865.23172.57782.40890.92396.50099.600103.885107.569109.608113.623118.262123.969130.662136.192140.315144.462148.223152.385156.854160.515163.008166.577172.200177.069179.877183.962188.885195.292201.592207.342215.303214.537218.056224.939229.594232.957236.736237.017240.007245.120251.107255.657258.811270.970292.655304.702313.689318.851

Adjust all items prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1968 * 1968 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items was 34.785 in the year 1968 and 318.851 in 2025:

318.851 / 34.785 * $20 = $183.33

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1968 has the same "purchasing power" as $183.33 in 2025 (in the CPI category of All items).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for All items in 1913. In addition to all items, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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