Other appliances priced at $20 in 1999 $15.30 in 2024

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Prices for Other Appliances, 1999-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other appliances are 23.48% lower in 2024 versus 1999 (a $4.70 difference in value).

Between 1999 and 2024: Other appliances experienced an average inflation rate of -1.06% per year. In other words, other appliances costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $15.30 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.56% during this same period, inflation for other appliances was significantly lower.

In the year 1999: Pricing changed by -3.75%, which is below the average yearly change for other appliances during the 1999-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for other appliances was much lower.

Price Inflation for Other appliances since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2010 (-4.98%), 2004 (-4.87%), and 2002 (-4.53%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1999

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other appliances, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1999$20.00-3.75%
2000$19.49-2.55%
2001$18.78-3.64%
2002$17.93-4.53%
2003$17.15-4.33%
2004$16.32-4.87%
2005$15.99-1.98%
2006$15.87-0.75%
2007$15.76-0.69%
2008$15.47-1.89%
2009$15.872.62%
2010$15.08-4.98%
2011$14.95-0.87%
2012$14.72-1.51%
2013$14.49-1.57%
2014$14.18-2.14%
2015$13.90-2.00%
2016$13.60-2.14%
2017$13.40-1.48%
2018$13.400.01%
2019$13.722.38%
2020$14.002.05%
2021$14.523.67%
2022$15.154.38%
2023$15.784.16%
2024$15.30-3.04%*

* 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 Other appliances:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000101.18597.39294.90891.45487.30883.53179.46277.88577.30076.76675.31577.29173.43872.79871.69870.57569.06367.68466.23865.25765.26366.81468.18670.68973.78776.85774.522

Adjust other appliances prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1999 * 1999 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other appliances was 97.392 in the year 1999 and 74.522 in 2024:

74.522 / 97.392 * $20 = $15.30

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" as $15.30 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Other appliances).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other appliances in 1997. In addition to other appliances, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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