Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies priced at $20 in 1999 $23.09 in 2023

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Prices for Tools, Hardware, Outdoor Equipment And Supplies, 1999-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies are 15.46% higher in 2023 versus 1999 (a $3.09 difference in value).

Between 1999 and 2023: Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 0.60% per year. In other words, tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $23.09 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies was lower.

In the year 1999: Pricing changed by -1.30%, which is below the average yearly change for tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies during the 1999-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies was much lower.

Price Inflation for Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (10.86%), 2023 (7.69%), and 2021 (3.47%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1999

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1999$20.00-1.30%
2000$19.59-2.05%
2001$19.52-0.36%
2002$19.33-0.95%
2003$18.98-1.81%
2004$18.88-0.56%
2005$19.060.94%
2006$19.100.24%
2007$19.10-0.02%
2008$18.87-1.18%
2009$19.020.77%
2010$18.50-2.71%
2011$18.500.01%
2012$18.570.39%
2013$18.590.06%
2014$18.43-0.82%
2015$18.39-0.21%
2016$18.20-1.04%
2017$18.09-0.62%
2018$18.08-0.05%
2019$18.361.53%
2020$18.691.84%
2021$19.343.47%
2022$21.4410.86%
2023$23.097.69%*

* 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 Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies:

Year199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI100.000100.33899.03897.00896.66295.73894.00893.48594.36294.58594.56993.45494.17091.61891.62891.98292.03491.27691.08190.13089.57689.53190.89992.56995.782106.188114.350

Adjust tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 1999 * 1999 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies was 99.038 in the year 1999 and 114.350 in 2023:

114.350 / 99.038 * $20 = $23.09

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" as $23.09 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies).


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

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