Other household equipment and furnishings price history from 2004 through 2021

Other Household Equipment And Furnishings Inflation Calculator

Prices for Other Household Equipment And Furnishings, 2004-2021 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other household equipment and furnishings were 40.86% lower in 2021 versus 2004 (a $8.17 difference in value).

Between 2004 and 2021: Other household equipment and furnishings experienced an average inflation rate of -3.04% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, other household equipment and furnishings costing $20 in the year 2004 would cost $11.83 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.04% during this same period, inflation for other household equipment and furnishings was significantly lower.

In the year 2004: Pricing changed by -2.13%, which is above the average yearly change for other household equipment and furnishings during the 2004-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2004 (2.68%), inflation for other household equipment and furnishings was much lower.

Price Inflation for Other household equipment and furnishings since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2006 (-5.96%), 2018 (-5.38%), and 2003 (-4.85%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Other household equipment and furnishings:

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
CPI	100.000	101.292	98.838	97.969	96.723	93.815	89.269	87.369	85.477	80.385	76.948	75.614	73.991	70.762	68.452	65.688	63.511	60.733	59.057	57.118	54.394	51.466	50.704	50.263	51.672

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Buying power of $20 since 2004

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other household equipment and furnishings, over time, for $20 beginning in 2004. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2004	$20.00	-2.13%
2005	$19.57	-2.17%
2006	$18.40	-5.96%
2007	$17.61	-4.28%
2008	$17.31	-1.73%
2009	$16.94	-2.15%
2010	$16.20	-4.36%
2011	$15.67	-3.26%
2012	$15.04	-4.04%
2013	$14.54	-3.31%
2014	$13.90	-4.37%
2015	$13.52	-2.76%
2016	$13.07	-3.28%
2017	$12.45	-4.77%
2018	$11.78	-5.38%
2019	$11.61	-1.48%
2020	$11.51	-0.87%
2021	$11.83	2.80%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for other household equipment and furnishings, 2004-2021

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2021 / CPI in 2004 * 2004 USD value = 2021 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other household equipment and furnishings was 87.369 in the year 2004 and 51.672 in 2021:

51.672 / 87.369 * $20 = $11.83

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2004 has the same "purchasing power" as $11.83 in 2021 (in the CPI category of Other household equipment and furnishings).

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