According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for video and audio were 11.55% higher in 2020 versus 1994 (a $2.31 difference in value).
Between 1994 and 2020: Video and audio experienced an average inflation rate of 0.42% per year. In other words, video and audio costing $20 in the year 1994 would cost $22.31 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.16% during this same period, inflation for video and audio was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Video and audio:
| Year | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 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 | 95.383 | 95.067 | 96.642 | 99.425 | 101.117 | 100.733 | 101.025 | 101.458 | 102.750 | 103.633 | 104.200 | 104.150 | 104.550 | 102.946 | 102.631 | 101.279 | 99.129 | 98.410 | 99.422 | 99.680 | 99.840 | 99.635 | 100.942 | 104.163 | 104.195 | 104.655 | 106.397 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Video and audio, over time, for $20 beginning in 1994. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $20.00 | - |
| 1995 | $19.93 | -0.33% |
| 1996 | $20.26 | 1.66% |
| 1997 | $20.85 | 2.88% |
| 1998 | $21.20 | 1.70% |
| 1999 | $21.12 | -0.38% |
| 2000 | $21.18 | 0.29% |
| 2001 | $21.27 | 0.43% |
| 2002 | $21.54 | 1.27% |
| 2003 | $21.73 | 0.86% |
| 2004 | $21.85 | 0.55% |
| 2005 | $21.84 | -0.05% |
| 2006 | $21.92 | 0.38% |
| 2007 | $21.59 | -1.53% |
| 2008 | $21.52 | -0.31% |
| 2009 | $21.24 | -1.32% |
| 2010 | $20.79 | -2.12% |
| 2011 | $20.63 | -0.72% |
| 2012 | $20.85 | 1.03% |
| 2013 | $20.90 | 0.26% |
| 2014 | $20.93 | 0.16% |
| 2015 | $20.89 | -0.21% |
| 2016 | $21.17 | 1.31% |
| 2017 | $21.84 | 3.19% |
| 2018 | $21.85 | 0.03% |
| 2019 | $21.94 | 0.44% |
| 2020 | $22.31 | 1.66%* |