Window coverings price inflation, 1997→2024

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Prices for Window Coverings, 1997-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for window coverings are 19.79% lower in 2024 versus 1997 (a $3.96 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2024: Window coverings experienced an average inflation rate of -0.81% per year. In other words, window coverings costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $16.04 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for window coverings was significantly lower.

Price Inflation for Window coverings since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (11.94%), 2010 (-7.81%), and 2001 (-7.17%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Window coverings, 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	$20.12	0.62%
1999	$20.08	-0.20%
2000	$20.40	1.56%
2001	$18.93	-7.17%
2002	$18.47	-2.43%
2003	$18.06	-2.25%
2004	$17.63	-2.35%
2005	$17.27	-2.06%
2006	$17.31	0.24%
2007	$17.22	-0.56%
2008	$17.16	-0.35%
2009	$16.44	-4.17%
2010	$15.16	-7.81%
2011	$14.86	-1.99%
2012	$14.87	0.13%
2013	$14.90	0.18%
2014	$14.66	-1.60%
2015	$13.70	-6.58%
2016	$13.83	0.98%
2017	$13.39	-3.19%
2018	$12.83	-4.18%
2019	$12.41	-3.28%
2020	$13.20	6.41%
2021	$13.27	0.52%
2022	$14.86	11.94%
2023	$15.35	3.34%
2024	$16.04	4.48%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Window coverings:

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
CPI	100.000	100.615	100.415	101.977	94.669	92.369	90.292	88.169	86.354	86.562	86.077	85.779	82.202	75.780	74.275	74.371	74.502	73.313	68.487	69.158	66.951	64.152	62.048	66.024	66.368	74.292	76.770	80.208

Adjust window coverings prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Window coverings was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 80.208 in 2024:

80.208 / 100.000 * $20 = $16.04

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $16.04 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Window coverings).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Window coverings in 1997. In addition to window coverings, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.