Sports equipment price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Sports Equipment, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for sports equipment are 0.25% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.05 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Sports equipment experienced an average inflation rate of -0.25% per year. In other words, sports equipment costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.95 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for sports equipment was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by -1.42%, which is below the average yearly change for sports equipment during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for sports equipment was much lower.

Price Inflation for Sports equipment since 1978

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (6.82%), 2021 (6.19%), and 1981 (6.06%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Sports equipment, 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	-1.42%
2026	$19.95	-0.25%*

* 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 Sports equipment:

Year	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	80.733	84.583	90.350	95.825	98.908	100.375	100.725	99.558	98.992	100.842	104.850	107.425	111.775	116.508	117.667	116.908	119.242	119.133	118.558	118.025	116.267	111.108	107.042	104.742	102.017	101.150	99.950	98.850	97.592	96.179	98.434	100.541	97.557	92.937	91.855	89.576	87.460	84.882	83.773	81.563	79.417	77.786	77.370	82.156	87.067	86.019	84.781	83.576	83.365

Adjust sports equipment 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 Sports equipment was 83.576 in the year 2025 and 83.365 in 2026:

83.365 / 83.576 * $20 = $19.95

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.95 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Sports equipment).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Sports equipment in 1978. In addition to sports equipment, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.