Admissions price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Admissions, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for admissions are 0.98% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.20 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Admissions experienced an average inflation rate of -0.98% per year. In other words, admissions costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.80 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for admissions was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 4.04%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for admissions during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for admissions was higher.

Price Inflation for Admissions since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1979 (8.11%), 1989 (7.90%), and 1983 (7.04%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Admissions, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	4.04%
2026	$19.80	-0.98%*

* 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:

Year	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	69.500	73.192	79.125	83.800	87.908	93.358	99.933	106.683	112.792	117.858	124.358	131.058	141.408	151.167	159.283	164.508	167.342	175.158	182.250	192.133	198.933	205.542	216.533	230.475	242.425	251.350	263.183	272.850	282.275	291.900	303.788	312.328	317.769	322.810	324.997	332.125	336.220	341.936	354.121	365.831	374.784	381.581	389.227	396.579	395.572	412.075	440.113	463.142	481.867	477.158

Adjust admissions prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Admissions was 481.867 in the year 2025 and 477.158 in 2026:

477.158 / 481.867 * $20 = $19.80

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.80 in 2026 (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.