Admissions priced at $20 in 1979 $110.15 in 2023

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Prices for Admissions, 1979-2023 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for admissions are 450.77% higher in 2023 versus 1979 (a $90.15 difference in value).

Between 1979 and 2023: Admissions experienced an average inflation rate of 3.95% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, admissions costing $20 in the year 1979 would cost $110.15 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.31% during this same period, inflation for admissions was higher.

In the year 1979: Pricing changed by 8.10%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for admissions during the 1979-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1979 (11.26%), inflation for admissions was much lower.

Price Inflation for Admissions since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1979 (8.10%), 1989 (7.89%), and 1983 (7.04%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1979

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Admissions, over time, for $20 beginning in 1979. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1979$20.008.10%
1980$21.185.91%
1981$22.224.91%
1982$23.606.19%
1983$25.267.04%
1984$26.976.75%
1985$28.515.72%
1986$29.794.49%
1987$31.435.51%
1988$33.135.39%
1989$35.747.89%
1990$38.216.90%
1991$40.265.37%
1992$41.583.28%
1993$42.301.72%
1994$44.284.68%
1995$46.074.05%
1996$48.575.42%
1997$50.283.54%
1998$51.953.32%
1999$54.735.35%
2000$58.266.44%
2001$61.285.18%
2002$63.533.68%
2003$66.534.71%
2004$68.973.67%
2005$71.353.45%
2006$73.783.41%
2007$76.794.07%
2008$78.952.81%
2009$80.321.74%
2010$81.601.59%
2011$82.150.68%
2012$83.952.19%
2013$84.991.23%
2014$86.431.70%
2015$89.513.56%
2016$92.473.31%
2017$94.732.45%
2018$96.451.81%
2019$98.392.00%
2020$100.241.89%
2021$99.99-0.25%
2022$104.164.17%
2023$110.155.75%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Admissions:

Year19771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI69.50073.19279.12383.80087.91593.36299.938106.685112.792117.862124.362131.062141.408151.169159.285164.508167.338175.162182.254192.131198.931205.538216.531230.477242.423251.354263.185272.854282.277291.900303.788312.328317.769322.810324.997332.126336.220341.936354.121365.831374.784381.581389.227396.579395.572412.075435.788

Adjust admissions prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 1979 * 1979 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Admissions was 79.123 in the year 1979 and 435.788 in 2023:

435.788 / 79.123 * $20 = $110.15

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1979 has the same "purchasing power" as $110.15 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Admissions).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Admissions in 1977. In addition to admissions, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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