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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other goods and services are 1,429.70% higher in 2025 versus 1968 (a $1,429,697,393,117.83 difference in value).
Between 1968 and 2025: Other goods and services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.90% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other goods and services costing $100,000,000,000 in the year 1968 would cost $1,529,697,393,117.83 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.96% during this same period, inflation for other goods and services was higher.
In the year 1968: Pricing changed by 5.22%, which is above the average yearly change for other goods and services during the 1968-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1968 (4.27%), inflation for other goods and services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other goods and services, over time, for $100,000,000,000 beginning in 1968. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | $100,000,000,000.00 | 5.22% |
| 1969 | $104,921,793,534.93 | 4.92% |
| 1970 | $111,011,470,281.54 | 5.80% |
| 1971 | $116,266,944,734.10 | 4.73% |
| 1972 | $121,209,593,326.38 | 4.25% |
| 1973 | $125,901,981,230.45 | 3.87% |
| 1974 | $134,973,931,178.31 | 7.21% |
| 1975 | $146,193,952,033.37 | 8.31% |
| 1976 | $154,619,395,203.34 | 5.76% |
| 1977 | $163,691,345,151.20 | 5.87% |
| 1978 | $174,160,583,941.61 | 6.40% |
| 1979 | $186,903,023,983.32 | 7.32% |
| 1980 | $203,816,475,495.31 | 9.05% |
| 1981 | $224,045,881,126.17 | 9.93% |
| 1982 | $247,069,864,442.13 | 10.28% |
| 1983 | $273,952,033,368.09 | 10.88% |
| 1984 | $292,367,049,009.38 | 6.72% |
| 1985 | $310,364,963,503.65 | 6.16% |
| 1986 | $329,155,370,177.27 | 6.05% |
| 1987 | $348,321,167,883.21 | 5.82% |
| 1988 | $371,532,846,715.33 | 6.66% |
| 1989 | $400,375,391,032.33 | 7.76% |
| 1990 | $430,990,615,224.19 | 7.65% |
| 1991 | $465,234,619,395.20 | 7.95% |
| 1992 | $496,850,886,339.94 | 6.80% |
| 1993 | $522,982,273,201.25 | 5.26% |
| 1994 | $538,227,320,125.13 | 2.92% |
| 1995 | $560,813,347,236.70 | 4.20% |
| 1996 | $584,004,171,011.47 | 4.14% |
| 1997 | $609,489,051,094.89 | 4.36% |
| 1998 | $644,546,402,502.61 | 5.75% |
| 1999 | $700,208,550,573.51 | 8.64% |
| 2000 | $734,911,366,006.26 | 4.96% |
| 2001 | $766,256,517,205.42 | 4.27% |
| 2002 | $795,015,641,293.01 | 3.75% |
| 2003 | $809,885,297,184.57 | 1.87% |
| 2004 | $826,173,096,976.02 | 2.01% |
| 2005 | $849,551,616,266.94 | 2.83% |
| 2006 | $872,200,208,550.57 | 2.67% |
| 2007 | $903,705,526,590.20 | 3.61% |
| 2008 | $936,383,107,403.55 | 3.62% |
| 2009 | $999,293,847,758.08 | 6.72% |
| 2010 | $1,033,740,980,187.70 | 3.45% |
| 2011 | $1,049,826,277,372.26 | 1.56% |
| 2012 | $1,069,266,319,082.38 | 1.85% |
| 2013 | $1,087,178,727,841.50 | 1.68% |
| 2014 | $1,106,415,641,293.01 | 1.77% |
| 2015 | $1,124,852,554,744.53 | 1.67% |
| 2016 | $1,147,016,684,045.88 | 1.97% |
| 2017 | $1,172,803,545,359.75 | 2.25% |
| 2018 | $1,199,181,647,549.53 | 2.25% |
| 2019 | $1,223,499,270,072.99 | 2.03% |
| 2020 | $1,253,644,838,373.31 | 2.46% |
| 2021 | $1,292,758,498,435.87 | 3.12% |
| 2022 | $1,372,922,210,636.08 | 6.20% |
| 2023 | $1,456,606,673,618.35 | 6.10% |
| 2024 | $1,515,967,049,009.38 | 4.08% |
| 2025 | $1,529,697,393,117.83 | 0.91%* |
* 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 Other goods and services:
| Year | 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 | 2025 |
| CPI | 35.054 | 36.885 | 38.700 | 40.946 | 42.885 | 44.708 | 46.438 | 49.785 | 53.923 | 57.031 | 60.377 | 64.238 | 68.938 | 75.177 | 82.638 | 91.131 | 101.046 | 107.838 | 114.477 | 121.408 | 128.477 | 137.038 | 147.677 | 158.969 | 171.600 | 183.262 | 192.900 | 198.523 | 206.854 | 215.408 | 224.808 | 237.738 | 258.269 | 271.069 | 282.631 | 293.238 | 298.723 | 304.731 | 313.354 | 321.708 | 333.328 | 345.381 | 368.586 | 381.291 | 387.224 | 394.395 | 401.002 | 408.097 | 414.898 | 423.073 | 432.584 | 442.314 | 451.283 | 462.402 | 476.829 | 506.397 | 537.264 | 559.159 | 564.223 |