Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment price history from 1997 through 2020

Toys, Games, Hobbies And Playground Equipment Inflation Calculator

Prices for Toys, Games, Hobbies And Playground Equipment, 1997-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment were 62.70% lower in 2020 versus 1997 (a $12.54 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2020: Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment experienced an average inflation rate of -4.20% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $7.46 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.08% during this same period, inflation for toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment was significantly lower.

Price Inflation for Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2018 (-9.57%), 2017 (-7.79%), and 2016 (-6.62%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment:

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
CPI	100.000	97.215	91.731	87.369	83.869	80.954	77.054	75.592	72.508	70.838	68.809	66.583	64.915	61.859	60.090	58.996	57.596	55.546	53.188	49.667	45.799	41.418	39.051	37.304

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Buying power of $20 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment, over time, for $20 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1997	$20.00	-
1998	$19.44	-2.78%
1999	$18.35	-5.64%
2000	$17.47	-4.75%
2001	$16.77	-4.01%
2002	$16.19	-3.48%
2003	$15.41	-4.82%
2004	$15.12	-1.90%
2005	$14.50	-4.08%
2006	$14.17	-2.30%
2007	$13.76	-2.86%
2008	$13.32	-3.24%
2009	$12.98	-2.50%
2010	$12.37	-4.71%
2011	$12.02	-2.86%
2012	$11.80	-1.82%
2013	$11.52	-2.37%
2014	$11.11	-3.56%
2015	$10.64	-4.24%
2016	$9.93	-6.62%
2017	$9.16	-7.79%
2018	$8.28	-9.57%
2019	$7.81	-5.72%
2020	$7.46	-4.47%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment, 1997-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 37.304 in 2020:

37.304 / 100.000 * $20 = $7.46

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $7.46 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment in 1997. In addition to toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.