According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other video equipment were 89.65% lower in 2020 versus 1998 (a $17.93 difference in value).
Between 1998 and 2020: Other video equipment experienced an average inflation rate of -9.79% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, other video equipment costing $20 in the year 1998 would cost $2.07 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.11% during this same period, inflation for other video equipment was significantly lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Other video equipment:
| Year | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| CPI | 92.992 | 78.833 | 64.917 | 53.267 | 46.492 | 39.733 | 35.008 | 30.892 | 26.850 | 23.602 | 20.462 | 18.270 | 16.033 | 13.995 | 12.337 | 11.307 | 11.133 | 10.682 | 10.307 | 9.939 | 9.650 | 9.639 | 9.629 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other video equipment, over time, for $20 beginning in 1998. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $20.00 | - |
| 1999 | $16.95 | -15.23% |
| 2000 | $13.96 | -17.65% |
| 2001 | $11.46 | -17.95% |
| 2002 | $10.00 | -12.72% |
| 2003 | $8.55 | -14.54% |
| 2004 | $7.53 | -11.89% |
| 2005 | $6.64 | -11.76% |
| 2006 | $5.77 | -13.08% |
| 2007 | $5.08 | -12.10% |
| 2008 | $4.40 | -13.30% |
| 2009 | $3.93 | -10.71% |
| 2010 | $3.45 | -12.24% |
| 2011 | $3.01 | -12.71% |
| 2012 | $2.65 | -11.85% |
| 2013 | $2.43 | -8.35% |
| 2014 | $2.39 | -1.54% |
| 2015 | $2.30 | -4.05% |
| 2016 | $2.22 | -3.51% |
| 2017 | $2.14 | -3.58% |
| 2018 | $2.08 | -2.90% |
| 2019 | $2.07 | -0.11% |
| 2020 | $2.07 | -0.11%* |