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Panel Cost Hikes Spurred Historic June TV Price Increases: DSCC

June’s consumer price index for TVs exceeded the overall U.S. economy’s CPI for the first time in the measurement's 40-year history, as TV prices increased 8% compared with June 2020, reported Display Supply Chain Consultants Monday. “The increase in LCD…

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TV panel prices has led to an unprecedented increase in TV prices in the U.S.,” said DSCC. It estimates LCD TV panel prices in June averaged 102% higher than in June 2020.