According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies are 23.25% higher in 2025 versus 2016 (a $4.65 difference in value).
Between 2016 and 2025: Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies experienced an average inflation rate of 2.35% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies costing $20 in the year 2016 would cost $24.65 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.21% during this same period, inflation for tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies was lower.
In the year 2016: Pricing changed by -1.04%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies during the 2016-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2016 (1.26%), inflation for tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies, over time, for $20 beginning in 2016. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $20.00 | -1.04% |
| 2017 | $19.88 | -0.62% |
| 2018 | $19.87 | -0.05% |
| 2019 | $20.17 | 1.53% |
| 2020 | $20.54 | 1.84% |
| 2021 | $21.25 | 3.47% |
| 2022 | $23.56 | 10.86% |
| 2023 | $25.31 | 7.42% |
| 2024 | $24.55 | -3.01% |
| 2025 | $24.65 | 0.40%* |
* 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:
| 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 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 100.338 | 99.038 | 97.008 | 96.662 | 95.738 | 94.008 | 93.485 | 94.362 | 94.585 | 94.569 | 93.454 | 94.170 | 91.618 | 91.628 | 91.982 | 92.034 | 91.276 | 91.081 | 90.130 | 89.576 | 89.531 | 90.899 | 92.569 | 95.782 | 106.188 | 114.072 | 110.637 | 111.083 |