According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for cable, satellite, and live streaming television service are 497.91% higher in 2025 versus 1983 (a $99.58 difference in value).
Between 1983 and 2025: Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service experienced an average inflation rate of 4.35% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, cable, satellite, and live streaming television service costing $20 in the year 1983 would cost $119.58 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.81% during this same period, inflation for cable, satellite, and live streaming television service was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service, over time, for $20 beginning in 1983. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | $20.00 | - |
| 1984 | $20.77 | 3.85% |
| 1985 | $22.12 | 6.49% |
| 1986 | $23.09 | 4.40% |
| 1987 | $24.63 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $26.58 | 7.94% |
| 1989 | $28.80 | 8.36% |
| 1990 | $31.67 | 9.96% |
| 1991 | $35.15 | 10.97% |
| 1992 | $37.23 | 5.94% |
| 1993 | $39.79 | 6.86% |
| 1994 | $39.48 | -0.76% |
| 1995 | $40.13 | 1.64% |
| 1996 | $42.53 | 5.96% |
| 1997 | $45.74 | 7.56% |
| 1998 | $49.04 | 7.21% |
| 1999 | $50.92 | 3.83% |
| 2000 | $53.36 | 4.79% |
| 2001 | $55.68 | 4.34% |
| 2002 | $59.00 | 5.96% |
| 2003 | $61.90 | 4.92% |
| 2004 | $64.48 | 4.16% |
| 2005 | $66.38 | 2.94% |
| 2006 | $68.98 | 3.91% |
| 2007 | $70.29 | 1.91% |
| 2008 | $71.99 | 2.41% |
| 2009 | $73.51 | 2.12% |
| 2010 | $74.48 | 1.31% |
| 2011 | $75.79 | 1.77% |
| 2012 | $79.13 | 4.40% |
| 2013 | $81.31 | 2.75% |
| 2014 | $83.23 | 2.36% |
| 2015 | $84.56 | 1.60% |
| 2016 | $87.66 | 3.66% |
| 2017 | $92.43 | 5.45% |
| 2018 | $94.09 | 1.79% |
| 2019 | $95.88 | 1.90% |
| 2020 | $100.03 | 4.32% |
| 2021 | $104.12 | 4.09% |
| 2022 | $108.27 | 3.99% |
| 2023 | $113.92 | 5.22% |
| 2024 | $116.61 | 2.36% |
| 2025 | $119.58 | 2.55%* |
* 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 Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service:
| Year | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 103.854 | 110.592 | 115.462 | 123.131 | 132.908 | 144.023 | 158.362 | 175.731 | 186.162 | 198.938 | 197.423 | 200.669 | 212.631 | 228.700 | 245.200 | 254.600 | 266.800 | 278.385 | 294.985 | 309.508 | 322.392 | 331.885 | 344.877 | 351.475 | 359.930 | 367.574 | 372.379 | 378.970 | 395.639 | 406.531 | 416.138 | 422.791 | 438.283 | 462.161 | 470.453 | 479.409 | 500.129 | 520.577 | 541.343 | 569.603 | 583.029 | 597.912 |