Other video equipment priced at $20 in 2020 $17.33 in 2024

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Prices for Other Video Equipment, 2020-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other video equipment are 13.33% lower in 2024 versus 2020 (a $2.67 difference in value).

Between 2020 and 2024: Other video equipment experienced an average inflation rate of -3.51% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, other video equipment costing $20 in the year 2020 would cost $17.33 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.89% during this same period, inflation for other video equipment was significantly lower.

In the year 2020: Pricing changed by 0.59%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for other video equipment during the 2020-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2020 (1.23%), inflation for other video equipment was lower.

Price Inflation for Other video equipment since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2001 (-17.97%), 2000 (-17.64%), and 1999 (-15.24%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2020

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other video equipment, over time, for $20 beginning in 2020. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2020$20.000.59%
2021$20.321.60%
2022$19.27-5.18%
2023$18.52-3.87%
2024$17.33-6.42%*

* 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 video equipment:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.00092.96978.80064.90053.23846.47739.73135.00830.88526.85423.60220.46218.27016.03313.99812.33911.30711.13410.67810.3039.9339.6469.6369.6939.8489.3388.9778.400

Adjust other video equipment prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2020 * 2020 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other video equipment was 9.693 in the year 2020 and 8.400 in 2024:

8.400 / 9.693 * $20 = $17.33

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2020 has the same "purchasing power" as $17.33 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Other video equipment).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other video equipment in 1997. In addition to other video 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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