According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories were 17.64% higher in 2019 versus 1997 (a $3.53 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2019: Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories experienced an average inflation rate of 0.74% per year. In other words, purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $23.53 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.14% during this same period, inflation for purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories:
| Year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| CPI | 100.000 | 100.115 | 100.169 | 100.454 | 101.100 | 103.385 | 103.915 | 104.377 | 107.715 | 109.985 | 112.393 | 115.829 | 119.564 | 117.565 | 117.625 | 117.303 | 114.829 | 113.606 | 113.660 | 113.737 | 113.275 | 114.405 | 117.645 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories, 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 | $20.02 | 0.12% |
| 1999 | $20.03 | 0.05% |
| 2000 | $20.09 | 0.28% |
| 2001 | $20.22 | 0.64% |
| 2002 | $20.68 | 2.26% |
| 2003 | $20.78 | 0.51% |
| 2004 | $20.88 | 0.44% |
| 2005 | $21.54 | 3.20% |
| 2006 | $22.00 | 2.11% |
| 2007 | $22.48 | 2.19% |
| 2008 | $23.17 | 3.06% |
| 2009 | $23.91 | 3.23% |
| 2010 | $23.51 | -1.67% |
| 2011 | $23.52 | 0.05% |
| 2012 | $23.46 | -0.27% |
| 2013 | $22.97 | -2.11% |
| 2014 | $22.72 | -1.06% |
| 2015 | $22.73 | 0.05% |
| 2016 | $22.75 | 0.07% |
| 2017 | $22.66 | -0.41% |
| 2018 | $22.88 | 1.00% |
| 2019 | $23.53 | 2.83%* |