{"id":2095,"date":"2021-05-25T16:17:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qbergsrl.wpengine.com\/osservatorio-qberg-indice-prezzi-tecnologici\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:35:10","slug":"qberg-observatory-technological-prices-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qberg.com\/en\/qberg-observatory-technological-prices-index\/","title":{"rendered":"QBerg: Technology Price Observatory – OCTOBER 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE IN OCTOBER.<\/strong>PRICES FOR SMARTWATCHES, CAMERAS, LAPTOPS, AND CELL PHONES REACH ALL-TIME HIGH<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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A YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE IN IPT NOT SEEN IN NEARLY THREE YEARS. THE FOOD & HOME TECHNOLOGY SECTOR CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE. ONLY BUILT-IN WASHING MACHINES AND RANGES ARE PRICED HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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+0.56<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCTOBER 26<\/strong>vs. WEEK 26<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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104.22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IPT IndexOCTOBER 26 <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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+1.79<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCTOBER <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>October 26:vs. OTT<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Chipflation continues to drive price increases<\/strong>: for the ninth consecutive month, cell phone prices have reached all-time highs; for the second consecutive month, prices for laptops and camcorders have done the same; while flat-screen TVs have seen their largest price increase in the past twelve months.<\/p>\n\n

The effects of price increases across digital technology product segments have pushed the Technology Price Index (IPT) to 104.22<\/strong> \u2014a level not seen since November 2024.<\/p>\n\n

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Specifically, the IPT rose by 0.56 points between September and October, and showed a more substantial increase of 1.79 IPT points between October 2026 and October 2025\u2014 a year-over-year increase not seen since November 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The only factor holding back the rise in prices of technology products comes from segments within the Food & Home Technology sector, where prices for cappuccino makers, freestanding freezers, steam cleaners, dryers, and washing machines<\/strong> have hit all-time lows<\/strong> (for the second consecutive month). Within Food & Home Technology, only built-in washing machines and ranges have prices higher than those of twelve months ago; for all other eighteen segments, the average prices recorded by QBerg are lower than those of October 2025.<\/p>\n

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

It is undoubtedly the Digital Technology product segments that are driving the rise in the IPT index.<\/p>\n\n

Apart from the declines in Voice Assistants (-51.3 IPT points), video game consoles (-11.9), and a 1.0-point decline in the IPT for monitors and digital cameras, all fifteen other Digital Technology product segments showed price increases in October compared to September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Specifically:<\/p>\n\n