According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for laundry equipment were 17.20% higher in 2024 versus 2017 (a $85.99 difference in value).
Between 2017 and 2024, Laundry equipment experienced an average inflation rate of 2.29% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, laundry equipment costing $500 in the year 2017 would cost $585.99 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.59% during this same period, inflation for laundry equipment was lower.
In the year 2017: Pricing changed by -3.78%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for laundry equipment during the 2017-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2017 (2.13%), inflation for laundry equipment was much lower.
The official rate is based on an average household's spending, so your own inflation rate is probably different. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Laundry equipment, over time, for $500 beginning in 2017. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $500.00 | -3.78% |
| 2018 | $533.84 | 6.77% |
| 2019 | $523.95 | -1.85% |
| 2020 | $535.76 | 2.25% |
| 2021 | $639.10 | 19.29% |
| 2022 | $665.71 | 4.16% |
| 2023 | $619.75 | -6.90% |
| 2024 | $585.99 | -5.45% |
| 2025 | $605.01 | 3.25% |
| 2026 | $611.88 | 1.14%* |
* 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:
| Year | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 70.400 | 72.817 | 77.625 | 83.758 | 89.758 | 96.267 | 100.600 | 103.117 | 103.992 | 104.867 | 104.125 | 105.067 | 105.942 | 107.208 | 106.150 | 105.825 | 106.675 | 108.975 | 109.592 | 111.867 | 113.058 | 112.475 | 110.542 | 111.858 | 111.583 | 110.658 | 110.792 | 107.517 | 110.625 | 111.850 | 115.848 | 117.332 | 116.154 | 110.218 | 108.316 | 117.565 | 113.869 | 105.509 | 99.809 | 93.277 | 89.752 | 95.828 | 94.051 | 96.171 | 114.721 | 119.499 | 111.248 | 105.189 | 108.603 | 109.836 |