According to a NY Times article on December 13, 2009, the average selling price of a 32"LCD TV was $600. What would be the cost of that same TV in December 2013?
U.S. CPI - All items (1982-84=100)
U.S. CPI-U
U.S. CPI-W
(U = all urban consumers)
(W = urban wage earners and clerical workers)
Index:
Annual
Index:
Annual
1982-84=100
growth rate
1982-84=100
growth rate
1960
29.6
1.7%
29.8
1.7%
1961
29.9
1.0%
30.1
1.0%
1962
30.2
1.0%
30.4
1.0%
1963
30.6
1.3%
30.8
1.3%
1964
31.0
1.3%
31.2
1.3%
1965
31.5
1.6%
31.7
1.6%
1966
32.4
2.9%
32.6
2.8%
1967
33.4
3.1%
33.6
3.1%
1968
34.8
4.2%
35.0
4.2%
1969
36.7
5.5%
36.9
5.4%
1970
38.8
5.7%
39.0
5.7%
1971
40.5
4.4%
40.7
4.4%
1972
41.8
3.2%
42.1
3.4%
1973
44.4
6.2%
44.7
6.2%
1974
49.3
11.0%
49.6
11.0%
1975
53.8
9.1%
54.1
9.1%
1976
56.9
5.8%
57.2
5.7%
1977
60.6
6.5%
60.9
6.5%
1978
65.2
7.6%
65.6
7.7%
1979
72.6
11.3%
73.1
11.4%
1980
82.4
13.5%
82.9
13.4%
1981
90.9
10.3%
91.4
10.3%
1982
96.5
6.2%
96.9
6.0%
1983
99.6
3.2%
99.8
3.0%
1984
103.9
4.3%
103.3
3.5%
1985
107.6
3.6%
106.9
3.5%
1986
109.6
1.9%
108.6
1.6%
1987
113.6
3.6%
112.5
3.6%
1988
118.3
4.1%
117.0
4.0%
1989
124.0
4.8%
122.6
4.8%
1990
130.7
5.4%
129.0
5.2%
1991
136.2
4.2%
134.3
4.1%
1992
140.3
3.0%
138.2
2.9%
1993
144.5
3.0%
142.1
2.8%
1994
148.2
2.6%
145.6
2.5%
1995
152.4
2.8%
149.8
2.9%
1996
156.9
3.0%
154.1
2.9%
1997
160.5
2.3%
157.6
2.3%
1998
163.0
1.6%
159.7
1.3%
1999
166.6
2.2%
163.2
2.2%
2000
172.2
3.4%
168.9
3.5%
2001
177.1
2.8%
173.5
2.7%
2002
179.9
1.6%
175.9
1.4%
2003
184.0
2.3%
179.8
2.2%
2004
188.9
2.7%
184.5
2.6%
2005
195.3
3.4%
191.0
3.5%
2006
201.6
3.2%
197.1
3.2%
2007
207.342
2.8%
202.767
2.9%
2008
215.303
3.8%
211.053
4.1%
2009
214.537
-0.4%
209.630
-0.7%
2010
218.056
1.6%
213.967
2.1%
2011
224.939
3.2%
221.575
3.6%
2012
229.594
2.1%
226.229
2.1%
2013
(this is the urban wage earners and clerical workers) 233.916
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
