Category price index

Test Equipment

Starts at 100 in March 2026

Index level
107.5
+7.5% since March 2026
as of October 2026
1 month
+1.5%
3 months
+1.7%
12 months
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Price barometer

High price
Now · 107.5
Low 100.0 High 107.5

Where the index sits between its lowest and highest level so far.

What this index is built from

Parts tracked
1430
Parts with price history
1263
Parts moving the index
494
Monthly price points
6462
Asking prices seen
10353
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.

99 102 105 108 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 Sep 2026 Oct 2026
Each month moves by the typical price change of the parts that had a price that month and the month before (the most extreme quarter either way left out). A month with too few changes holds the previous level.

Month by month

Month Index level Change Parts priced
October 2026 107.5 +1.5% 139
September 2026 105.9 +0.0% 213
August 2026 105.9 +0.2% 217
July 2026 105.7 +0.1% 179
June 2026 105.6 +3.9% 209
May 2026 101.7 -0.2% 171
April 2026 101.9 +1.9% 179
March 2026 100.0 Start (100) —