Quality-Adjusted Price Indexes for Communications Equipment Excel

Release Date: June 1, 2018
Annual Product Price Indexes
Units: Log Price Index (1987=100) Make Full Screen
  1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Communications equipement, all classes
   Primary products, comm. equip. 4.605 4.494 4.403 4.293 4.176 4.097 4.011 3.949 3.838 3.737 3.595 3.422 3.296 3.195 3.079 2.941 2.788 2.626 2.565 2.462 2.365 2.222 2.111 1.994 1.911 1.805 1.724 1.630 1.528 1.424
High-level Product Classes
   Wireline equip. 4.605 4.528 4.449 4.391 4.329 4.272 4.200 4.115 4.022 3.934 3.825 3.675 3.549 3.442 3.285 3.168 3.016 2.838 2.685 2.553 2.410 2.311 2.208 2.064 1.920 1.775 1.626 1.486 1.340 1.185
   Wireless equip. 4.605 4.423 4.299 4.103 3.895 3.766 3.629 3.581 3.426 3.294 3.084 2.849 2.698 2.587 2.506 2.311 2.129 1.947 1.938 1.837 1.756 1.563 1.429 1.298 1.244 1.155 1.087 0.980 0.861 0.742
   Misc. comm. equip. 4.605 4.555 4.516 4.479 4.429 4.415 4.403 4.390 4.343 4.296 4.244 4.197 4.164 4.133 4.123 4.077 4.005 3.953 3.916 3.879 3.853 3.814 3.764 3.706 3.628 3.537 3.503 3.491 3.475 3.470
Mid-level Product Classes
   Terminals 4.605 4.497 4.306 4.236 4.148 4.012 3.807 3.622 3.460 3.308 3.091 2.925 2.720 2.588 2.334 2.149 2.007 1.850 1.664 1.556 1.470 1.407 1.333 1.239 1.124 1.016 0.915 0.808 0.696 0.596
   Switching equip. 4.605 4.534 4.475 4.416 4.355 4.303 4.248 4.179 4.099 4.013 3.901 3.719 3.587 3.483 3.346 3.268 3.111 2.912 2.757 2.620 2.464 2.374 2.290 2.121 1.960 1.830 1.709 1.582 1.443 1.322
   Transmission equip. 4.605 4.535 4.478 4.426 4.379 4.357 4.336 4.278 4.199 4.142 4.091 4.026 3.942 3.829 3.642 3.421 3.284 3.196 3.065 2.955 2.864 2.739 2.603 2.478 2.347 2.168 1.960 1.784 1.618 1.409
   Cell systems 4.605 4.433 4.261 4.088 3.735 3.577 3.395 3.176 3.041 2.806 2.606 2.368 2.174 2.042 1.902 1.709 1.434 1.246 1.176 1.035 0.915 0.620 0.398 0.165 0.101 -0.050 -0.162 -0.353 -0.569 -0.779
   Satellite systems 4.605 4.171 4.010 3.583 3.349 3.233 3.159 3.437 3.232 3.265 3.008 2.730 2.630 2.560 2.587 2.310 2.302 2.049 2.167 2.068 1.980 1.851 1.741 1.630 1.548 1.453 1.368 1.268 1.163 1.059
   Misc. wireless 4.605 4.512 4.419 4.326 4.233 4.139 4.046 3.972 3.856 3.750 3.643 3.522 3.441 3.353 3.357 3.283 3.111 2.996 2.996 2.943 2.897 2.712 2.592 2.467 2.436 2.364 2.319 2.230 2.125 2.023
   Misc. comm. equip. 4.605 4.555 4.516 4.479 4.429 4.415 4.403 4.390 4.343 4.296 4.244 4.197 4.164 4.133 4.123 4.077 4.005 3.953 3.916 3.879 3.853 3.814 3.764 3.706 3.628 3.537 3.503 3.491 3.475 3.470
Low-level Product Classes
   Telephones 4.605 4.550 4.506 4.419 4.284 4.115 3.950 3.845 3.727 3.562 3.366 3.160 2.841 2.655 2.393 2.239 2.126 2.007 1.789 1.705 1.636 1.531 1.380 1.269 1.179 1.085 1.008 0.900 0.772 0.673
   Fax machines 4.605 4.550 4.404 4.161 3.991 3.795 3.681 3.550 3.433 3.385 3.221 2.990 2.800 2.628 2.486 2.465 2.166 2.116 2.088 2.051 2.043 1.915 1.747 1.660 1.600 1.540 1.471 1.408 1.344 1.278
   Modems 4.605 4.465 4.194 4.165 4.097 3.958 3.688 3.456 3.268 3.125 2.783 2.486 2.246 2.086 1.743 1.422 1.125 0.863 0.670 0.553 0.447 0.387 0.341 0.282 0.150 0.074 0.020 -0.033 -0.122 -0.174
   Misc. terminals 4.605 4.499 4.387 4.299 4.212 4.125 4.029 3.918 3.787 3.623 3.512 3.452 3.291 3.188 2.973 2.832 2.772 2.679 2.519 2.405 2.318 2.271 2.221 2.130 2.006 1.894 1.786 1.671 1.559 1.447
   Legacy central office 4.605 4.535 4.478 4.426 4.379 4.357 4.336 4.289 4.228 4.139 4.106 4.094 4.080 4.043 3.677 3.525 3.473 3.390 3.361 3.311 3.192 3.031 2.873 2.735 2.629 2.476 2.326 2.177 2.027 1.877
   Enterprise voice 4.605 4.535 4.478 4.426 4.379 4.357 4.336 4.289 4.333 4.238 4.193 4.177 4.129 4.086 4.034 3.933 3.888 3.840 3.848 3.847 3.844 3.809 3.787 3.700 3.656 3.629 3.585 3.548 3.510 3.472
   Data networking 4.605 4.477 4.351 4.224 4.098 3.945 3.799 3.685 3.522 3.441 3.273 2.996 2.812 2.683 2.596 2.535 2.351 2.117 1.933 1.782 1.609 1.499 1.373 1.159 0.935 0.783 0.652 0.494 0.308 0.147
   Local loop 4.605 4.535 4.478 4.426 4.379 4.357 4.336 4.239 4.092 3.967 3.932 3.832 3.745 3.626 3.367 3.068 2.783 2.603 2.415 2.264 2.150 2.034 1.950 1.871 1.673 1.561 1.433 1.292 1.178 1.063
   Fiber optic long-haul 4.605 4.535 4.478 4.426 4.379 4.357 4.336 4.289 4.228 4.172 4.077 3.981 3.842 3.653 3.365 3.043 2.874 2.756 2.565 2.416 2.296 2.123 1.921 1.737 1.585 1.374 1.125 0.890 0.664 0.374
   Non-fiber long-haul 4.605 4.535 4.478 4.426 4.379 4.357 4.336 4.289 4.228 4.200 4.152 4.105 4.035 3.940 3.796 3.635 3.551 3.492 3.397 3.322 3.262 3.176 3.074 2.982 2.906 2.801 2.676 2.559 2.446 2.301
   Cell phones 4.605 4.436 4.267 4.097 3.688 3.546 3.367 3.090 3.035 2.781 2.593 2.358 2.136 2.043 1.767 1.530 1.320 1.166 1.038 0.864 0.712 0.561 0.409 0.268 0.193 -0.006 -0.270 -0.558 -0.809 -1.059
   Cell stations 4.605 4.419 4.233 4.046 3.860 3.674 3.487 3.338 3.107 2.895 2.682 2.440 2.277 2.102 2.109 1.961 1.617 1.388 1.387 1.280 1.189 0.818 0.579 0.329 0.267 0.122 0.033 -0.144 -0.355 -0.559
   Satellites 4.605 3.830 3.604 2.874 2.468 2.317 2.265 2.754 2.508 2.620 2.276 1.887 1.771 1.716 1.769 1.259 1.427 1.039 1.254 1.130 1.024 0.919 0.814 0.708 0.603 0.498 0.392 0.287 0.181 0.076
   Sat. grd. equip. 4.605 4.512 4.419 4.326 4.233 4.139 4.046 3.972 3.856 3.750 3.643 3.522 3.441 3.353 3.357 3.283 3.111 2.996 2.996 2.943 2.897 2.712 2.592 2.467 2.436 2.364 2.319 2.230 2.125 2.023
   Misc. wireless 4.605 4.512 4.419 4.326 4.233 4.139 4.046 3.972 3.856 3.750 3.643 3.522 3.441 3.353 3.357 3.283 3.111 2.996 2.996 2.943 2.897 2.712 2.592 2.467 2.436 2.364 2.319 2.230 2.125 2.023
   Studio & broadcast 4.605 4.491 4.384 4.306 4.230 4.202 4.168 4.129 4.032 3.933 3.835 3.744 3.695 3.649 3.616 3.512 3.367 3.262 3.189 3.100 3.046 2.961 2.864 2.753 2.599 2.403 2.307 2.266 2.213 2.195
   Intercom systems 4.605 4.609 4.638 4.645 4.624 4.626 4.636 4.652 4.668 4.686 4.695 4.704 4.692 4.684 4.699 4.711 4.712 4.711 4.711 4.726 4.730 4.748 4.761 4.770 4.782 4.794 4.805 4.812 4.820 4.825
   Signal systems 4.605 4.609 4.638 4.645 4.624 4.626 4.636 4.652 4.668 4.686 4.695 4.704 4.692 4.684 4.699 4.711 4.712 4.711 4.711 4.726 4.730 4.748 4.761 4.770 4.782 4.794 4.805 4.812 4.820 4.825
   Alarm systems 4.605 4.609 4.638 4.645 4.624 4.626 4.636 4.652 4.668 4.686 4.695 4.704 4.692 4.684 4.699 4.711 4.712 4.711 4.711 4.726 4.730 4.748 4.761 4.770 4.782 4.794 4.805 4.812 4.820 4.825
Memo
   Telecommunications (wireless & wireline) 4.605 4.486 4.387 4.265 4.138 4.050 3.952 3.882 3.761 3.653 3.499 3.311 3.175 3.066 2.940 2.788 2.620 2.440 2.376 2.262 2.155 1.990 1.864 1.729 1.644 1.534 1.439 1.323 1.196 1.066
Note: Telecommunications equipment includes wireless and wireline equipment and excludes miscellaneous equipment (i.e. studio & broadcast equipment, intercom systems, signal systems, and alarm systems). Price indexes are provided in natural log form. The price index level equals the exponent of the log price: price index level = exp( log price ). Product class descriptions can be found here.
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