Goods (commodities) inflation
Goods (commodities) prices since 2000
Up 58%
An average of 1.76% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 goods (commodities) costs $157.76 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
4.0%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1935
How much goods (commodities) prices have risen
| Since | Goods (commodities) | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +712% | +1,290% | $811.64 |
| 1970 | +464% | +763% | $564.45 |
| 1980 | +174% | +307% | $273.69 |
| 1990 | +92% | +156% | $191.67 |
| 2000 | +58% | +95% | $157.76 |
| 2010 | +35% | +54% | $134.83 |
| 2020 | +27% | +29% | $127.37 |
Calculate goods (commodities) inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1935
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 224.9 | 0.9% | $1.05 |
| 2024 | 223.0 | -0.2% | $1.06 |
| 2023 | 223.5 | 1.2% | $1.05 |
| 2022 | 220.9 | 10.9% | $1.07 |
| 2021 | 199.2 | 7.8% | $1.18 |
| 2020 | 184.8 | -0.3% | $1.27 |
| 2019 | 185.3 | 0.4% | $1.27 |
| 2018 | 184.6 | 1.9% | $1.27 |
| 2017 | 181.2 | 1.1% | $1.30 |
| 2016 | 179.2 | -1.4% | $1.31 |
| 2015 | 181.7 | -3.3% | $1.30 |
| 2014 | 187.9 | 0.1% | $1.25 |
| 2013 | 187.7 | 0.0% | $1.25 |
| 2012 | 187.6 | 2.0% | $1.25 |
| 2011 | 183.9 | 5.3% | $1.28 |
| 2010 | 174.6 | 2.9% | $1.35 |
| 2009 | 169.7 | -2.9% | $1.39 |
| 2008 | 174.8 | 4.3% | $1.35 |
| 2007 | 167.5 | 2.1% | $1.41 |
| 2006 | 164.0 | 2.4% | $1.44 |
| 2005 | 160.2 | 3.6% | $1.47 |
| 2004 | 154.7 | 2.3% | $1.52 |
| 2003 | 151.2 | 1.0% | $1.56 |
| 2002 | 149.7 | -0.7% | $1.57 |
| 2001 | 150.7 | 1.0% | $1.56 |
| 2000 | 149.2 | 3.3% | $1.58 |
| 1999 | 144.4 | 1.8% | $1.63 |
| 1998 | 141.9 | 0.1% | $1.66 |
| 1997 | 141.8 | 1.4% | $1.66 |
| 1996 | 139.9 | 2.6% | $1.68 |
| 1995 | 136.4 | 1.9% | $1.73 |
| 1994 | 133.8 | 1.7% | $1.76 |
| 1993 | 131.5 | 1.9% | $1.79 |
| 1992 | 129.1 | 2.0% | $1.82 |
| 1991 | 126.6 | 3.1% | $1.86 |
| 1990 | 122.8 | 5.2% | $1.92 |
| 1989 | 116.7 | 4.7% | $2.02 |
| 1988 | 111.5 | 3.5% | $2.11 |
| 1987 | 107.7 | 3.2% | $2.19 |
| 1986 | 104.4 | -0.9% | $2.25 |
| 1985 | 105.4 | 2.1% | $2.23 |
| 1984 | 103.2 | 3.4% | $2.28 |
| 1983 | 99.8 | 2.9% | $2.36 |
| 1982 | 97.0 | 4.1% | $2.43 |
| 1981 | 93.2 | 8.4% | $2.53 |
| 1980 | 86.0 | 12.3% | $2.74 |
| 1979 | 76.6 | 11.3% | $3.07 |
| 1978 | 68.8 | 7.2% | $3.42 |
| 1977 | 64.2 | 5.8% | $3.67 |
| 1976 | 60.7 | 4.3% | $3.88 |
| 1975 | 58.2 | 8.8% | $4.04 |
| 1974 | 53.5 | 11.9% | $4.40 |
| 1973 | 47.8 | 7.4% | $4.92 |
| 1972 | 44.5 | 3.0% | $5.29 |
| 1971 | 43.2 | 3.6% | $5.45 |
| 1970 | 41.7 | 4.5% | $5.64 |
| 1969 | 39.9 | 4.7% | $5.90 |
| 1968 | 38.1 | 3.5% | $6.18 |
| 1967 | 36.8 | 1.9% | $6.40 |
| 1966 | 36.1 | 2.6% | $6.52 |
| 1965 | 35.2 | 1.1% | $6.69 |
| 1964 | 34.8 | 1.2% | $6.76 |
| 1963 | 34.4 | 0.9% | $6.84 |
| 1962 | 34.1 | 0.9% | $6.90 |
| 1961 | 33.8 | 0.6% | $6.96 |
| 1960 | 33.6 | 0.9% | $7.01 |
| 1959 | 33.3 | 0.0% | $7.07 |
| 1958 | 33.3 | 2.1% | $7.07 |
| 1957 | 32.6 | 3.2% | $7.22 |
| 1956 | 31.6 | 1.0% | $7.45 |
| 1955 | 31.3 | -0.9% | $7.52 |
| 1954 | 31.6 | -0.9% | $7.45 |
| 1953 | 31.9 | -0.3% | $7.38 |
| 1952 | 32.0 | 1.3% | $7.36 |
| 1951 | 31.6 | 9.0% | $7.45 |
| 1950 | 29.0 | 0.7% | $8.12 |
| 1949 | 28.8 | -2.7% | $8.17 |
| 1948 | 29.6 | 7.2% | $7.95 |
| 1947 | 27.6 | 20.5% | $8.53 |
| 1946 | 22.9 | 10.6% | $10.28 |
| 1945 | 20.7 | 3.0% | $11.37 |
| 1944 | 20.1 | 1.0% | $11.71 |
| 1943 | 19.9 | 9.3% | $11.83 |
| 1942 | 18.2 | 14.5% | $12.93 |
| 1941 | 15.9 | 6.7% | $14.80 |
| 1940 | 14.9 | 0.7% | $15.80 |
| 1939 | 14.8 | -2.0% | $15.90 |
| 1938 | 15.1 | -3.8% | $15.59 |
| 1937 | 15.7 | 4.0% | $14.99 |
| 1936 | 15.1 | 1.3% | $15.59 |
| 1935 | 14.9 | $15.80 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SAC, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have goods (commodities) prices gone up since 2000?
- Goods (commodities) prices rose 58% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for goods (commodities) right now?
- Goods (commodities) prices were 4.0% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of goods (commodities) in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $157.76.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for goods (commodities) (series CUUR0000SAC), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.