Window coverings priced at $20 in 2014 $21.88 in 2024

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Prices for Window Coverings, 2014-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for window coverings are 9.40% higher in 2024 versus 2014 (a $1.88 difference in value).

Between 2014 and 2024: Window coverings experienced an average inflation rate of 0.90% per year. In other words, window coverings costing $20 in the year 2014 would cost $21.88 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.84% during this same period, inflation for window coverings was lower.

In the year 2014: Pricing changed by -1.60%, which is below the average yearly change for window coverings during the 2014-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2014 (1.62%), inflation for window coverings was much lower.

Price Inflation for Window coverings since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (11.94%), 2010 (-7.81%), and 2001 (-7.17%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2014

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Window coverings, over time, for $20 beginning in 2014. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2014$20.00-1.60%
2015$18.68-6.58%
2016$18.870.98%
2017$18.26-3.19%
2018$17.50-4.18%
2019$16.93-3.28%
2020$18.016.41%
2021$18.110.52%
2022$20.2711.94%
2023$20.943.34%
2024$21.884.48%*

* 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 Window coverings:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000100.615100.415101.97794.66992.36990.29288.16986.35486.56286.07785.77982.20275.78074.27574.37174.50273.31368.48769.15866.95164.15262.04866.02466.36874.29276.77080.208

Adjust window coverings prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2014 * 2014 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Window coverings was 73.313 in the year 2014 and 80.208 in 2024:

80.208 / 73.313 * $20 = $21.88

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2014 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.88 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Window coverings).


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

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