According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for nonelectric cookware and tableware are 22.80% lower in 2025 versus 1997 (a $4.56 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2025: Nonelectric cookware and tableware experienced an average inflation rate of -0.92% per year. In other words, nonelectric cookware and tableware costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $15.44 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.48% during this same period, inflation for nonelectric cookware and tableware was significantly lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Nonelectric cookware and tableware, over time, for $20 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $20.00 | - |
| 1998 | $19.99 | -0.07% |
| 1999 | $19.59 | -1.99% |
| 2000 | $19.68 | 0.46% |
| 2001 | $19.40 | -1.38% |
| 2002 | $18.91 | -2.53% |
| 2003 | $18.11 | -4.25% |
| 2004 | $18.14 | 0.17% |
| 2005 | $18.27 | 0.69% |
| 2006 | $18.22 | -0.28% |
| 2007 | $18.63 | 2.27% |
| 2008 | $19.18 | 2.96% |
| 2009 | $19.43 | 1.28% |
| 2010 | $19.32 | -0.54% |
| 2011 | $19.58 | 1.32% |
| 2012 | $19.53 | -0.23% |
| 2013 | $19.43 | -0.50% |
| 2014 | $18.66 | -3.97% |
| 2015 | $18.08 | -3.12% |
| 2016 | $17.73 | -1.93% |
| 2017 | $17.26 | -2.65% |
| 2018 | $16.77 | -2.84% |
| 2019 | $16.24 | -3.16% |
| 2020 | $15.73 | -3.18% |
| 2021 | $16.20 | 3.00% |
| 2022 | $17.02 | 5.09% |
| 2023 | $16.63 | -2.30% |
| 2024 | $15.66 | -5.87% |
| 2025 | $15.44 | -1.37%* |
* 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 Nonelectric cookware and tableware:
| Year | 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 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 99.931 | 97.938 | 98.385 | 97.023 | 94.569 | 90.554 | 90.708 | 91.331 | 91.077 | 93.148 | 95.906 | 97.137 | 96.608 | 97.887 | 97.660 | 97.174 | 93.317 | 90.407 | 88.666 | 86.319 | 83.864 | 81.213 | 78.633 | 80.988 | 85.112 | 83.157 | 78.277 | 77.204 |