Price changes (Aug. 1998–Aug. 2018)
Selected US consumer goods and services
-100
-50
0
50
100
150
200%
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
M O R E
A F F O R D A B L E
M O R E
E X P E N S I V E
Furniture
Hospital services
College Textbooks
College Tuition
Medical care services
Childcare
Housing
Food and beverages
New cars
Clothing
Cellphone Services
Software
Toys
TVs
All products & services
Cellphone Services
Toys
Hospital services
College Tuition
Food and beverages
Furniture
All products & services
Medical care services
Software
Childcare
College Textbooks
Housing
Clothing
New cars
TVs
Inspired by
this chart by Olivier Ballou for AEI
.
