Televisions inflation
Televisions prices since 2000
Down 98%
An average of -13.93% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 televisions costs $1.99 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
-1.0%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1951
How much televisions prices have risen
| Since | Televisions | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -99% | +763% | $0.99 |
| 1980 | -99% | +307% | $0.95 |
| 1990 | -99% | +156% | $1.33 |
| 2000 | -98% | +95% | $1.99 |
| 2010 | -88% | +54% | $12.42 |
| 2020 | -27% | +29% | $72.57 |
Calculate televisions inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1951
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96.0 | -8.1% | $1.01 |
| 2024 | 104.4 | -6.1% | $0.92 |
| 2023 | 111.3 | -11.3% | $0.87 |
| 2022 | 125.5 | -10.8% | $0.77 |
| 2021 | 140.6 | 5.7% | $0.69 |
| 2020 | 133.1 | -14.0% | $0.73 |
| 2019 | 154.8 | -19.1% | $0.62 |
| 2018 | 191.4 | -16.6% | $0.50 |
| 2017 | 229.4 | -13.6% | $0.42 |
| 2016 | 265.5 | -19.2% | $0.36 |
| 2015 | 328.8 | -14.2% | $0.29 |
| 2014 | 383.1 | -14.1% | $0.25 |
| 2013 | 445.9 | -15.6% | $0.22 |
| 2012 | 528.4 | -18.2% | $0.18 |
| 2011 | 645.9 | -16.9% | $0.15 |
| 2010 | 777.2 | -24.7% | $0.12 |
| 2009 | 1032.2 | -24.2% | $0.09 |
| 2008 | 1361.1 | -17.4% | $0.07 |
| 2007 | 1648.6 | -24.0% | $0.06 |
| 2006 | 2170.5 | -16.2% | $0.04 |
| 2005 | 2589.1 | -11.3% | $0.04 |
| 2004 | 2920.0 | -14.0% | $0.03 |
| 2003 | 3397.0 | -13.0% | $0.03 |
| 2002 | 3903.1 | -10.5% | $0.02 |
| 2001 | 4360.6 | -10.2% | $0.02 |
| 2000 | 4857.0 | -9.1% | $0.02 |
| 1999 | 5343.6 | -7.3% | $0.02 |
| 1998 | 5762.2 | -4.1% | $0.02 |
| 1997 | 6005.5 | -4.3% | $0.02 |
| 1996 | 6278.0 | -5.3% | $0.02 |
| 1995 | 6628.5 | -2.6% | $0.01 |
| 1994 | 6803.7 | -1.1% | $0.01 |
| 1993 | 6881.5 | -2.3% | $0.01 |
| 1992 | 7047.0 | -0.7% | $0.01 |
| 1991 | 7095.7 | -2.3% | $0.01 |
| 1990 | 7261.1 | -2.0% | $0.01 |
| 1989 | 7407.1 | -1.9% | $0.01 |
| 1988 | 7553.1 | -2.6% | $0.01 |
| 1987 | 7757.5 | -4.2% | $0.01 |
| 1986 | 8098.2 | -6.2% | $0.01 |
| 1985 | 8633.5 | -7.1% | $0.01 |
| 1984 | 9295.4 | -5.0% | $0.01 |
| 1983 | 9782.1 | -3.5% | $0.01 |
| 1982 | 10132.5 | -1.3% | $0.01 |
| 1981 | 10268.7 | 0.9% | $0.01 |
| 1980 | 10181.1 | 1.4% | $0.01 |
| 1979 | 10044.9 | 1.4% | $0.01 |
| 1978 | 9908.6 | -0.1% | $0.01 |
| 1977 | 9918.3 | -1.2% | $0.01 |
| 1976 | 10035.1 | 1.3% | $0.01 |
| 1975 | 9908.6 | 2.7% | $0.01 |
| 1974 | 9645.8 | 0.9% | $0.01 |
| 1973 | 9558.2 | -1.5% | $0.01 |
| 1972 | 9704.2 | -0.6% | $0.01 |
| 1971 | 9762.6 | 0.3% | $0.01 |
| 1970 | 9733.4 | 0.2% | $0.01 |
| 1969 | 9713.9 | -0.2% | $0.01 |
| 1968 | 9733.4 | -0.2% | $0.01 |
| 1967 | 9752.9 | -2.1% | $0.01 |
| 1966 | 9957.3 | -4.8% | $0.01 |
| 1965 | 10463.4 | -4.3% | $0.01 |
| 1964 | 10930.6 | -2.3% | $0.01 |
| 1963 | 11183.7 | -2.5% | $0.01 |
| 1962 | 11475.7 | -4.9% | $0.01 |
| 1961 | 12069.4 | -2.6% | $0.01 |
| 1960 | 12390.6 | 0.7% | $0.01 |
| 1959 | 12303.0 | 1.3% | $0.01 |
| 1958 | 12147.3 | 1.8% | $0.01 |
| 1957 | 11933.2 | 4.3% | $0.01 |
| 1956 | 11436.8 | 0.4% | $0.01 |
| 1955 | 11388.1 | -5.7% | $0.01 |
| 1954 | 12079.2 | -6.6% | $0.01 |
| 1953 | 12926.0 | -3.8% | $0.01 |
| 1952 | 13441.8 | -11.8% | $0.01 |
| 1951 | 15242.5 | $0.01 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SERA01, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have televisions prices gone up since 2000?
- Televisions prices fell 98% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for televisions right now?
- Televisions prices were 1.0% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of televisions in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $1.99.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for televisions (series CUUR0000SERA01), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.