Furniture inflation
Furniture prices since 2000
Down 1%
An average of -0.05% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 furniture costs $98.80 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
-0.8%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1935
How much furniture prices have risen
| Since | Furniture | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +241% | +1,290% | $341.36 |
| 1970 | +151% | +763% | $251.02 |
| 1980 | +51% | +307% | $150.90 |
| 1990 | +15% | +156% | $114.77 |
| 2000 | -1% | +95% | $98.80 |
| 2010 | +11% | +54% | $110.90 |
| 2020 | +17% | +29% | $116.78 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1935
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132.6 | 1.2% | $1.00 |
| 2024 | 131.1 | -3.5% | $1.01 |
| 2023 | 135.8 | -1.6% | $0.98 |
| 2022 | 138.0 | 12.2% | $0.96 |
| 2021 | 123.0 | 8.1% | $1.08 |
| 2020 | 113.7 | 0.0% | $1.17 |
| 2019 | 113.6 | 2.3% | $1.17 |
| 2018 | 111.1 | 0.0% | $1.20 |
| 2017 | 111.0 | -0.9% | $1.20 |
| 2016 | 112.1 | -2.3% | $1.18 |
| 2015 | 114.7 | -0.8% | $1.16 |
| 2014 | 115.5 | -2.7% | $1.15 |
| 2013 | 118.7 | -1.2% | $1.12 |
| 2012 | 120.2 | 1.4% | $1.10 |
| 2011 | 118.6 | -1.0% | $1.12 |
| 2010 | 119.7 | -4.0% | $1.11 |
| 2009 | 124.8 | 0.2% | $1.06 |
| 2008 | 124.5 | -1.0% | $1.07 |
| 2007 | 125.8 | -0.9% | $1.06 |
| 2006 | 127.0 | 0.9% | $1.05 |
| 2005 | 125.9 | -1.1% | $1.05 |
| 2004 | 127.3 | -0.3% | $1.04 |
| 2003 | 127.7 | -1.3% | $1.04 |
| 2002 | 129.4 | -2.1% | $1.03 |
| 2001 | 132.2 | -1.6% | $1.00 |
| 2000 | 134.4 | -0.4% | $0.99 |
| 1999 | 134.9 | -0.1% | $0.98 |
| 1998 | 135.0 | 0.4% | $0.98 |
| 1997 | 134.5 | 0.3% | $0.99 |
| 1996 | 134.1 | 2.4% | $0.99 |
| 1995 | 130.9 | 2.1% | $1.01 |
| 1994 | 128.2 | 3.8% | $1.04 |
| 1993 | 123.5 | 2.4% | $1.08 |
| 1992 | 120.6 | 3.4% | $1.10 |
| 1991 | 116.6 | 0.8% | $1.14 |
| 1990 | 115.7 | 1.6% | $1.15 |
| 1989 | 113.9 | 0.6% | $1.17 |
| 1988 | 113.2 | 3.2% | $1.17 |
| 1987 | 109.7 | 2.3% | $1.21 |
| 1986 | 107.2 | 2.2% | $1.24 |
| 1985 | 104.9 | 2.7% | $1.27 |
| 1984 | 102.1 | 2.0% | $1.30 |
| 1983 | 100.1 | 2.5% | $1.33 |
| 1982 | 97.7 | 4.2% | $1.36 |
| 1981 | 93.8 | 6.6% | $1.42 |
| 1980 | 88.0 | 8.4% | $1.51 |
| 1979 | 81.2 | 6.7% | $1.64 |
| 1978 | 76.1 | 5.1% | $1.74 |
| 1977 | 72.4 | 3.7% | $1.83 |
| 1976 | 69.8 | 3.6% | $1.90 |
| 1975 | 67.4 | 8.0% | $1.97 |
| 1974 | 62.4 | 8.7% | $2.13 |
| 1973 | 57.4 | 3.4% | $2.31 |
| 1972 | 55.5 | 1.6% | $2.39 |
| 1971 | 54.6 | 3.2% | $2.43 |
| 1970 | 52.9 | 3.9% | $2.51 |
| 1969 | 50.9 | 5.8% | $2.61 |
| 1968 | 48.1 | 5.0% | $2.76 |
| 1967 | 45.8 | 3.9% | $2.90 |
| 1966 | 44.1 | 2.3% | $3.01 |
| 1965 | 43.1 | 0.7% | $3.08 |
| 1964 | 42.8 | 0.0% | $3.10 |
| 1963 | 42.8 | 0.5% | $3.10 |
| 1962 | 42.6 | 0.5% | $3.12 |
| 1961 | 42.4 | 1.2% | $3.13 |
| 1960 | 41.9 | 0.2% | $3.17 |
| 1959 | 41.8 | 0.0% | $3.18 |
| 1958 | 41.8 | -0.5% | $3.18 |
| 1957 | 42.0 | 2.4% | $3.16 |
| 1956 | 41.0 | 0.7% | $3.24 |
| 1955 | 40.7 | -1.7% | $3.26 |
| 1954 | 41.4 | -1.0% | $3.21 |
| 1953 | 41.8 | -0.9% | $3.18 |
| 1952 | 42.2 | -1.6% | $3.15 |
| 1951 | 42.9 | 10.3% | $3.10 |
| 1950 | 38.9 | 0.8% | $3.41 |
| 1949 | 38.6 | -2.5% | $3.44 |
| 1948 | 39.6 | 9.7% | $3.35 |
| 1947 | 36.1 | 11.1% | $3.68 |
| 1946 | 32.5 | 8.3% | $4.09 |
| 1945 | 30.0 | 9.1% | $4.43 |
| 1944 | 27.5 | 13.2% | $4.83 |
| 1943 | 24.3 | 5.2% | $5.46 |
| 1942 | 23.1 | 13.8% | $5.75 |
| 1941 | 20.3 | 11.5% | $6.54 |
| 1940 | 18.2 | 1.7% | $7.30 |
| 1939 | 17.9 | -1.6% | $7.42 |
| 1938 | 18.2 | -2.2% | $7.30 |
| 1937 | 18.6 | 12.0% | $7.14 |
| 1936 | 16.6 | 4.4% | $8.00 |
| 1935 | 15.9 | $8.35 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEHJ, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have furniture prices gone up since 2000?
- Furniture prices fell 1% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for furniture right now?
- Furniture prices were 0.8% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of furniture in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $98.80.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for furniture (series CUUR0000SEHJ), 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.