Household cleaning products priced at $20 in 2013 $24.37 in 2023

Household Cleaning Products Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Household Cleaning Products, 2013-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for household cleaning products were 21.83% higher in 2023 versus 2013 (a $4.37 difference in value).

Between 2013 and 2023: Household cleaning products experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year. In other words, household cleaning products costing $20 in the year 2013 would cost $24.37 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.72% during this same period, inflation for household cleaning products was lower.

In the year 2013: Pricing changed by -1.38%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for household cleaning products during the 2013-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2013 (1.46%), inflation for household cleaning products was lower.

Price Inflation for Household cleaning products since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (9.54%), 2023 (5.81%), and 2009 (4.78%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2013

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Household cleaning products, over time, for $20 beginning in 2013. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2013$20.00-1.38%
2014$19.62-1.88%
2015$19.60-0.10%
2016$19.680.38%
2017$19.49-0.96%
2018$19.560.38%
2019$19.901.73%
2020$20.513.05%
2021$21.022.50%
2022$23.039.54%
2023$24.375.81%
2024$24.681.27%*

* 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 Household cleaning products:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000100.715102.431105.138109.054109.938108.238106.985107.900111.554112.260115.904121.446120.572121.353123.042121.348119.064118.941119.392118.248118.702120.758124.444127.560139.725147.841149.714

Adjust household cleaning products prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 2013 * 2013 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Household cleaning products was 121.348 in the year 2013 and 147.841 in 2023:

147.841 / 121.348 * $20 = $24.37

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2013 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.37 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Household cleaning products).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Household cleaning products in 1997. In addition to household cleaning products, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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