Sporting goods price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Sporting Goods, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for sporting goods are 0.77% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.15 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Sporting goods experienced an average inflation rate of 0.77% per year. In other words, sporting goods costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.15 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for sporting goods was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by -2.45%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for sporting goods during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for sporting goods was much lower.

Price Inflation for Sporting goods since 1977

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (9.23%), 2021 (6.67%), and 1981 (6.57%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Sporting goods, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	-2.45%
2026	$20.15	0.77%*

* 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 Sporting goods:

Year	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	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	2026
CPI	74.200	76.125	81.050	88.533	94.350	98.233	99.375	102.392	104.550	103.958	104.317	108.100	111.083	114.900	118.517	120.183	120.133	122.208	123.542	123.425	122.558	121.858	120.325	118.967	118.492	116.442	115.275	115.008	115.450	117.125	116.426	118.409	119.856	118.785	118.463	118.737	118.081	116.462	114.573	113.093	110.967	111.005	112.293	113.656	121.242	127.540	126.949	124.703	121.645	122.579

Adjust sporting goods prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Sporting goods was 121.645 in the year 2025 and 122.579 in 2026:

122.579 / 121.645 * $20 = $20.15

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.15 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Sporting goods).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Sporting goods in 1977. In addition to sporting goods, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.