Laundry equipment priced at $500 in 2015 $542.01 in 2025

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Prices for Laundry Equipment, 2015-2025 ($500)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for laundry equipment are 8.40% higher in 2025 versus 2015 (a $42.01 difference in value).

Between 2015 and 2025: Laundry equipment experienced an average inflation rate of 0.81% per year. In other words, laundry equipment costing $500 in the year 2015 would cost $542.01 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.01% during this same period, inflation for laundry equipment was lower.

In the year 2015: Pricing changed by -5.40%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for laundry equipment during the 2015-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation for laundry equipment was much 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 2015

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Laundry equipment, over time, for $500 beginning in 2015. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2015$500.00-5.40%
2016$467.28-6.54%
2017$449.62-3.78%
2018$480.056.77%
2019$471.16-1.85%
2020$481.772.25%
2021$574.7019.29%
2022$598.644.16%
2023$557.30-6.90%
2024$526.95-5.45%
2025$542.012.86%*

* 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 2015 * 2015 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Laundry equipment was 99.809 in the year 2015 and 108.196 in 2025:

108.196 / 99.809 * $500 = $542.01

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $500 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" as $542.01 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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