Funerals inflation
Funerals prices since 2000
Up 122%
An average of 3.11% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 funerals costs $222.48 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
3.0%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1987
How much funerals prices have risen
| Since | Funerals | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +253% | +156% | $353.19 |
| 2000 | +122% | +95% | $222.48 |
| 2010 | +48% | +54% | $148.16 |
| 2020 | +22% | +29% | $121.70 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1987
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 405.2 | 2.5% | $1.03 |
| 2024 | 395.4 | 4.2% | $1.06 |
| 2023 | 379.3 | 5.3% | $1.10 |
| 2022 | 360.2 | 3.3% | $1.16 |
| 2021 | 348.8 | 1.6% | $1.20 |
| 2020 | 343.3 | 1.6% | $1.22 |
| 2019 | 337.9 | 1.9% | $1.24 |
| 2018 | 331.7 | 1.9% | $1.26 |
| 2017 | 325.6 | 1.9% | $1.28 |
| 2016 | 319.4 | 1.8% | $1.31 |
| 2015 | 313.7 | 2.1% | $1.33 |
| 2014 | 307.1 | 1.8% | $1.36 |
| 2013 | 301.6 | 2.7% | $1.39 |
| 2012 | 293.8 | 1.9% | $1.42 |
| 2011 | 288.3 | 2.2% | $1.45 |
| 2010 | 282.0 | 2.3% | $1.48 |
| 2009 | 275.7 | 3.9% | $1.52 |
| 2008 | 265.4 | 5.1% | $1.57 |
| 2007 | 252.6 | 5.0% | $1.65 |
| 2006 | 240.6 | 5.2% | $1.74 |
| 2005 | 228.8 | 3.4% | $1.83 |
| 2004 | 221.3 | 4.3% | $1.89 |
| 2003 | 212.1 | 3.9% | $1.97 |
| 2002 | 204.1 | 4.9% | $2.05 |
| 2001 | 194.6 | 3.6% | $2.15 |
| 2000 | 187.8 | 2.8% | $2.22 |
| 1999 | 182.7 | 3.5% | $2.29 |
| 1998 | 176.5 | 3.9% | $2.37 |
| 1997 | 169.9 | 5.4% | $2.46 |
| 1996 | 161.2 | 5.1% | $2.59 |
| 1995 | 153.4 | 6.0% | $2.72 |
| 1994 | 144.7 | 5.1% | $2.89 |
| 1993 | 137.7 | 4.7% | $3.03 |
| 1992 | 131.5 | 4.6% | $3.18 |
| 1991 | 125.7 | 6.3% | $3.32 |
| 1990 | 118.3 | 6.3% | $3.53 |
| 1989 | 111.3 | 4.4% | $3.75 |
| 1988 | 106.6 | 4.0% | $3.92 |
| 1987 | 102.5 | $4.08 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEGD02, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have funerals prices gone up since 2000?
- Funerals prices rose 122% from 2000 to August 2026, faster than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for funerals right now?
- Funerals prices were 3.0% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of funerals in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $222.48.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for funerals (series CUUR0000SEGD02), 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.