Appliances priced at $20 in 2021 $19.60 in 2025

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Prices for Appliances, 2021-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for appliances are 1.98% lower in 2025 versus 2021 (a $0.40 difference in value).

Between 2021 and 2025: Appliances experienced an average inflation rate of -0.50% per year. In other words, appliances costing $20 in the year 2021 would cost $19.60 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.15% during this same period, inflation for appliances was significantly lower.

In the year 2021: Pricing changed by 6.14%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for appliances during the 2021-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2021 (4.70%), inflation for appliances was higher.

Price Inflation for Appliances since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2021 (6.14%), 2022 (4.81%), and 2010 (-4.53%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2021

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Appliances, over time, for $20 beginning in 2021. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2021$20.006.14%
2022$20.964.81%
2023$20.81-0.74%
2024$20.01-3.81%
2025$19.60-2.03%*

* 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 Appliances:

Year19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000100.20097.73196.28594.70092.70089.45485.91586.86988.06989.76989.89691.06386.93485.87888.08386.34282.50979.27276.58674.67075.75977.48279.59284.47888.53887.87984.52982.809

Adjust appliances prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2021 * 2021 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Appliances was 84.478 in the year 2021 and 82.809 in 2025:

82.809 / 84.478 * $20 = $19.60

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2021 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.60 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Appliances).


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

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