Video and audio price history from 2008 through 2019

Historical Price Inflation for Video and audio

Prices for Video And Audio, 2008-2019 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for video and audio were 2.42% higher in 2019 versus 2008 (a $0.48 difference in value).

Between 2008 and 2019: Video and audio experienced an average inflation rate of 0.22% per year. In other words, video and audio costing $20 in the year 2008 would cost $20.48 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.43% during this same period, inflation for video and audio was lower.

In the year 2008: Pricing changed by -0.31%, which is below the average yearly change for video and audio during the 2008-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2008 (3.84%), inflation for video and audio was much lower.

Price Inflation for Video and audio since 1994

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2017 (3.19%), 1997 (2.88%), and 2010 (-2.12%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Video and audio:

Year	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
CPI	95.383	95.067	96.642	99.425	101.117	100.733	101.025	101.458	102.750	103.633	104.200	104.150	104.550	102.946	102.631	101.279	99.129	98.410	99.422	99.680	99.840	99.633	100.942	104.166	104.200	105.111

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Buying power of $20 since 2008

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Video and audio, over time, for $20 beginning in 2008. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2008	$20.00	-0.31%
2009	$19.74	-1.32%
2010	$19.32	-2.12%
2011	$19.18	-0.72%
2012	$19.37	1.03%
2013	$19.42	0.26%
2014	$19.46	0.16%
2015	$19.42	-0.21%
2016	$19.67	1.31%
2017	$20.30	3.19%
2018	$20.31	0.03%
2019	$20.48	0.87%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for video and audio, 2008-2019

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 2008 * 2008 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Video and audio was 102.631 in the year 2008 and 105.111 in 2019:

105.111 / 102.631 * $20 = $20.48

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2008 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.48 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Video and audio).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Video and audio in 1994. In addition to video and audio, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.