Car and truck rental priced at $20 in 2004 $31.23 in 2024

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Prices for Car And Truck Rental, 2004-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for car and truck rental are 56.14% higher in 2024 versus 2004 (a $11.23 difference in value).

Between 2004 and 2024: Car and truck rental experienced an average inflation rate of 2.25% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, car and truck rental costing $20 in the year 2004 would cost $31.23 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.56% during this same period, inflation for car and truck rental was lower.

In the year 2004: Pricing changed by -2.78%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for car and truck rental during the 2004-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2004 (2.68%), inflation for car and truck rental was much lower.

Price Inflation for Car and truck rental since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2021 (48.39%), 2023 (-8.42%), and 2009 (8.39%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2004

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Car and truck rental, over time, for $20 beginning in 2004. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2004$20.00-2.78%
2005$20.301.48%
2006$21.013.50%
2007$21.632.98%
2008$22.393.52%
2009$24.278.39%
2010$23.55-2.96%
2011$23.570.09%
2012$23.51-0.26%
2013$23.931.78%
2014$24.341.69%
2015$24.32-0.08%
2016$24.952.61%
2017$24.41-2.15%
2018$24.11-1.24%
2019$24.260.59%
2020$24.420.66%
2021$36.2348.39%
2022$36.851.72%
2023$33.75-8.42%
2024$31.23-7.47%*

* 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 Car and truck rental:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000101.792104.623107.692103.531109.277108.108105.108106.662110.400113.686117.686127.556123.783123.892123.567125.769127.894127.791131.125128.306126.722127.472128.311190.396193.675177.370164.112

Adjust car and truck rental prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2004 * 2004 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Car and truck rental was 105.108 in the year 2004 and 164.112 in 2024:

164.112 / 105.108 * $20 = $31.23

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2004 has the same "purchasing power" as $31.23 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Car and truck rental).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Car and truck rental in 1997. In addition to car and truck rental, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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