Information technology, hardware and services priced at $20 in 2015 $17.67 in 2023

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Prices for Information Technology, Hardware And Services, 2015-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for information technology, hardware and services are 11.65% lower in 2023 versus 2015 (a $2.33 difference in value).

Between 2015 and 2023: Information technology, hardware and services experienced an average inflation rate of -1.54% per year. In other words, information technology, hardware and services costing $20 in the year 2015 would cost $17.67 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.17% during this same period, inflation for information technology, hardware and services was significantly lower.

In the year 2015: Pricing changed by -3.57%, which is below the average yearly change for information technology, hardware and services during the 2015-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation for information technology, hardware and services was much lower.

Price Inflation for Information technology, hardware and services since 1988

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1999 (-23.40%), 1998 (-20.38%), and 2001 (-17.59%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2015

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Information technology, hardware and services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2015. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2015$20.00-3.57%
2016$19.39-3.07%
2017$18.92-2.40%
2018$18.54-1.99%
2019$18.34-1.09%
2020$18.18-0.87%
2021$18.290.60%
2022$17.98-1.72%
2023$17.67-1.71%*

* 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 Information technology, hardware and services:

Year198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI100.00096.27793.48588.63883.68578.82371.96963.82357.23150.07739.86930.53825.89221.33818.28516.13814.80813.60812.45410.59710.0619.6729.4139.0308.7398.5168.3528.0537.8067.6197.4677.3867.3227.3667.2397.115

Adjust information technology, hardware and services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 2015 * 2015 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Information technology, hardware and services was 8.053 in the year 2015 and 7.115 in 2023:

7.115 / 8.053 * $20 = $17.67

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" as $17.67 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Information technology, hardware and services).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Information technology, hardware and services in 1988. In addition to information technology, hardware and services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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