Laundry equipment priced at $500 in 2009 $465.74 in 2025

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Prices for Laundry Equipment, 2009-2025 ($500)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for laundry equipment are 6.85% lower in 2025 versus 2009 (a $34.26 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2025: Laundry equipment experienced an average inflation rate of -0.44% per year. In other words, laundry equipment costing $500 in the year 2009 would cost $465.74 in 2025 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 2009: Pricing changed by -1%, which is below the average yearly change for laundry equipment during the 2009-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), 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 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Laundry equipment, over time, for $500 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$500.00-1.00%
2010$474.45-5.11%
2011$466.26-1.73%
2012$506.078.54%
2013$490.16-3.14%
2014$454.18-7.34%
2015$429.64-5.40%
2016$401.52-6.54%
2017$386.35-3.78%
2018$412.506.77%
2019$404.86-1.85%
2020$413.982.25%
2021$493.8319.29%
2022$514.404.16%
2023$478.88-6.90%
2024$452.80-5.45%
2025$465.742.86%*

* 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:

Year1977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI70.40072.81577.62383.75489.76296.269100.600103.123103.992104.862104.123105.069105.938107.208106.154105.823106.677108.977109.592111.869113.062112.477110.538111.862111.585110.662110.792107.515110.623111.854115.848117.332116.154110.218108.316117.565113.869105.50999.80993.27789.75395.82894.05296.171114.721119.499111.248105.189108.196

Adjust laundry equipment prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Laundry equipment was 116.154 in the year 2009 and 108.196 in 2025:

108.196 / 116.154 * $500 = $465.74

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $500 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $465.74 in 2025 (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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