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Televisions Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Televisions is down 2.2% from a year earlier. TV prices — a long-running deflation story.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Televisions: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Televisions: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 96.0 | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 104.4 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 111.3 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 125.5 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 140.6 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 133.1 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 154.8 | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 191.4 | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 229.4 | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 265.5 | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 328.8 | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 383.1 | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 445.9 | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 528.4 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 645.9 | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 777.2 | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 1032.2 | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 1361.1 | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 1648.6 | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 2170.5 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 2589.1 | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 2920.0 | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 3397.0 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 3903.1 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 4360.6 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 4857.0 | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 5343.6 | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 5762.2 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 6005.5 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Televisions inflation — FAQ
What is the current Televisions inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Televisions is down 2.2% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.1% in June 2026.
When was Televisions inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2021, when the Televisions index rose 5.7% over 2020.
Is Televisions inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Televisions index is down 2.2% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). Televisions prices are down over the past year even as overall inflation (all items CPI-U) is up.
Why is October 2025 missing from the Televisions data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.