Video and audio price history from 1994 through 2020

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Prices for Video And Audio, 1994-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for video and audio were 10.95% higher in 2020 versus 1994 (a $2.19 difference in value).

Between 1994 and 2020: Video and audio experienced an average inflation rate of 0.40% per year. In other words, video and audio costing $20 in the year 1994 would cost $22.19 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.

Price Inflation for Video and audio since 1994

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2017 (3.19%), 1997 (2.88%), and 2010 (-2.12%).

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	105.826

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Buying power of $20 since 1994

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	$22.19	1.12%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for video and audio, 1994-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 1994 * 1994 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Video and audio was 95.383 in the year 1994 and 105.826 in 2020:

105.826 / 95.383 * $20 = $22.19

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1994 has the same "purchasing power" as $22.19 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Video and audio).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Video and audio in 1994. In addition to video and audio, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.