Outdoor equipment and supplies price inflation, 2015→2022

Outdoor Equipment And Supplies Inflation Calculator

Prices for Outdoor Equipment And Supplies, 2015-2022 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for outdoor equipment and supplies are 15.83% higher in 2022 versus 2015 (a $3.17 difference in value).

Between 2015 and 2022: Outdoor equipment and supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 2.12% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, outdoor equipment and supplies costing $20 in the year 2015 would cost $23.17 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.94% during this same period, inflation for outdoor equipment and supplies was lower.

In the year 2015: Pricing changed by -0.25%, which is below the average yearly change for outdoor equipment and supplies during the 2015-2022 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2015 (0.12%), inflation for outdoor equipment and supplies was lower.

Price Inflation for Outdoor equipment and supplies since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (9.54%), 2000 (-3.36%), and 2021 (3.18%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2015

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Outdoor equipment and supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 2015. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2015	$20.00	-0.25%
2016	$19.86	-0.68%
2017	$19.73	-0.65%
2018	$19.65	-0.44%
2019	$19.98	1.72%
2020	$20.50	2.56%
2021	$21.15	3.18%
2022	$23.17	9.54%*

* 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 Outdoor equipment and supplies:

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
CPI	100.000	101.254	100.115	96.754	96.508	95.723	94.238	92.623	92.400	92.138	91.990	90.660	91.395	88.894	88.337	88.248	87.885	87.023	86.802	86.214	85.650	85.269	86.732	88.956	91.788	100.546

Adjust outdoor equipment and supplies prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2022 / CPI in 2015 * 2015 USD value = 2022 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Outdoor equipment and supplies was 86.802 in the year 2015 and 100.546 in 2022:

100.546 / 86.802 * $20 = $23.17

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2015 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.17 in 2022 (in the CPI category of Outdoor equipment and supplies).

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