Dishes and flatware price history from 2016 through 2020

Dishes And Flatware Inflation Calculator

Prices for Dishes And Flatware, 2016-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for dishes and flatware were 11.65% lower in 2020 versus 2016 (a $2.33 difference in value).

Between 2016 and 2020: Dishes and flatware experienced an average inflation rate of -3.05% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, dishes and flatware costing $20 in the year 2016 would cost $17.67 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.90% during this same period, inflation for dishes and flatware was significantly lower.

In the year 2016: Pricing changed by -3.32%, which is below the average yearly change for dishes and flatware during the 2016-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2016 (1.26%), inflation for dishes and flatware was much lower.

Price Inflation for Dishes and flatware since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2012 (-8.31%), 2018 (-7.93%), and 2006 (-6.80%).

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

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
CPI	100.000	102.131	100.008	97.085	93.215	88.900	85.608	85.115	83.654	77.962	73.655	73.301	72.516	69.008	65.213	59.794	58.552	56.159	55.672	53.826	52.798	48.611	48.034	47.555

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Buying power of $20 since 2016

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Dishes and flatware, over time, for $20 beginning in 2016. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2016	$20.00	-3.32%
2017	$19.62	-1.91%
2018	$18.06	-7.93%
2019	$17.85	-1.19%
2020	$17.67	-1.00%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for dishes and flatware, 2016-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2016 * 2016 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dishes and flatware was 53.826 in the year 2016 and 47.555 in 2020:

47.555 / 53.826 * $20 = $17.67

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2016 has the same "purchasing power" as $17.67 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Dishes and flatware).

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