Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items price inflation, 2025→2026

Telephone Hardware, Calculators, And Other Consumer Information Items Inflation Calculator

Prices for Telephone Hardware, Calculators, And Other Consumer Information Items, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items are 1.94% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.39 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items experienced an average inflation rate of -1.94% per year. In other words, telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.61 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by -7.63%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items was much lower.

Price Inflation for Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2021 (-15.90%), 2019 (-14.50%), and 2020 (-14.13%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items, 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	-7.63%
2026	$19.61	-1.94%*

* 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 Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items:

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	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	100.000	95.075	84.433	76.125	68.342	62.200	55.517	49.750	45.792	41.667	38.613	36.964	35.312	34.013	32.863	31.101	29.561	27.567	23.974	21.381	20.223	19.082	16.315	14.009	11.781	10.239	8.925	8.022	7.411	7.267

Adjust telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items 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 Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items was 7.411 in the year 2025 and 7.267 in 2026:

7.267 / 7.411 * $20 = $19.61

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.61 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items in 1997. In addition to telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.