Category price index
Photography
Starts at 100 in March 2026
Index level
120.1
+20.1%
since March 2026
as of October 2026
- 1 month
- -0.8%
- 3 months
- +1.1%
- 12 months
- —
Price barometer
High price
Now · 120.1
Low 100.0
High 121.4
Where the index sits between its lowest and highest level so far.
What this index is built from
- Parts tracked
- 222
- Parts with price history
- 218
- Parts moving the index
- 144
- Monthly price points
- 1773
- Asking prices seen
- 3953
How to read this index
The level starts at 100. 110 means the parts in this index cost about 10% more than at the start; 95 means about 5% less.
It follows price changes, not price levels: each month it moves by the typical change of the parts that were priced both that month and the month before, so a few very expensive parts never dominate it, and parts coming and going don't move it on their own.
1, 3 and 12 months show the change over that period. The barometer shows where today's level sits between the index's lowest and highest point.
Month by month
| Month | Index level | Change | Parts priced |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 120.1 | -0.8% | 109 |
| September 2026 | 121.1 | -0.2% | 102 |
| August 2026 | 121.4 | +2.2% | 71 |
| July 2026 | 118.8 | +2.3% | 111 |
| June 2026 | 116.1 | +1.2% | 69 |
| May 2026 | 114.7 | +1.8% | 20 |
| April 2026 | 112.7 | +12.7% | 16 |
| March 2026 | 100.0 | Start (100) | — |