Other appliances priced at $20 in 1997 $15.50 in 2023

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Prices for Other Appliances, 1997-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other appliances are 22.50% lower in 2023 versus 1997 (a $4.50 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2023: Other appliances experienced an average inflation rate of -0.98% per year. In other words, other appliances costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $15.50 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.49% during this same period, inflation for other appliances was significantly lower.

Price Inflation for Other appliances since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2023 (5.03%), 2010 (-4.98%), and 2004 (-4.87%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other appliances, over time, for $20 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1997$20.00-
1998$20.241.18%
1999$19.48-3.75%
2000$18.98-2.55%
2001$18.29-3.64%
2002$17.46-4.53%
2003$16.71-4.33%
2004$15.89-4.87%
2005$15.58-1.98%
2006$15.46-0.75%
2007$15.35-0.69%
2008$15.06-1.89%
2009$15.462.62%
2010$14.69-4.98%
2011$14.56-0.87%
2012$14.34-1.51%
2013$14.12-1.57%
2014$13.81-2.14%
2015$13.54-2.00%
2016$13.25-2.14%
2017$13.05-1.48%
2018$13.050.01%
2019$13.362.38%
2020$13.642.05%
2021$14.143.67%
2022$14.764.38%
2023$15.505.03%*

* 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 Other appliances:

Year199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI100.000101.18597.39294.90891.45487.30883.53179.46277.88577.30076.76675.31577.29173.43872.79871.69870.57569.06367.68466.23865.25765.26366.81468.18670.68973.78777.496

Adjust other appliances prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other appliances was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 77.496 in 2023:

77.496 / 100.000 * $20 = $15.50

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $15.50 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Other appliances).


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

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