Laundry equipment priced at $500 in 1997 $465.44 in 2024

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Prices for Laundry Equipment, 1997-2024 ($500)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for laundry equipment are 6.91% lower in 2024 versus 1997 (a $34.56 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2024: Laundry equipment experienced an average inflation rate of -0.26% per year. In other words, laundry equipment costing $500 in the year 1997 would cost $465.44 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for laundry equipment was lower.

In the year 1997: Pricing changed by 1.07%, which is above the average yearly change for laundry equipment during the 1997-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1997 (2.33%), inflation for laundry equipment was lower.

Price Inflation for Laundry equipment since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2021 (19.29%), 2012 (8.54%), and 1980 (7.90%).

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Buying power of $500.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Laundry equipment, over time, for $500 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1997$500.001.07%
1998$497.41-0.52%
1999$488.84-1.72%
2000$494.691.20%
2001$493.47-0.25%
2002$489.39-0.83%
2003$489.960.12%
2004$475.47-2.96%
2005$489.222.89%
2006$494.661.11%
2007$512.323.57%
2008$518.891.28%
2009$513.67-1.00%
2010$487.42-5.11%
2011$479.01-1.73%
2012$519.928.54%
2013$503.57-3.14%
2014$466.60-7.34%
2015$441.39-5.40%
2016$412.51-6.54%
2017$396.92-3.78%
2018$423.796.77%
2019$415.93-1.85%
2020$425.302.25%
2021$507.3419.29%
2022$528.474.16%
2023$491.98-6.90%
2024$465.44-5.39%*

* 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 Laundry equipment:

Year197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI70.40072.81577.62383.75489.76296.269100.600103.123103.992104.862104.123105.069105.938107.208106.154105.823106.677108.977109.592111.869113.062112.477110.538111.862111.585110.662110.792107.515110.623111.854115.848117.332116.154110.218108.316117.565113.869105.50999.80993.27789.75395.82894.05296.171114.721119.499111.248105.246

Adjust laundry equipment prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Laundry equipment was 113.062 in the year 1997 and 105.246 in 2024:

105.246 / 113.062 * $500 = $465.44

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $500 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $465.44 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Laundry equipment).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Laundry equipment in 1977. In addition to laundry equipment, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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