Club memberships price inflation, 2001→2022

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Prices for Club Memberships, 2001-2022 ($200)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees are 34.14% higher in 2022 versus 2001 (a $68.28 difference in value).

Between 2001 and 2022: Club memberships experienced an average inflation rate of 1.41% per year. In other words, club memberships costing $200 in the year 2001 would cost $268.28 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.35% during this same period, inflation for club memberships was lower.

In the year 2001: Pricing changed by 2.54%, which is above the average yearly change for club memberships during the 2001-2022 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2001 (2.83%), inflation for club memberships was lower.

Price Inflation for Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2006 (3.77%), 1999 (3.26%), and 2000 (2.97%).

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Buying power of $200.00 since 2001

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Club memberships, over time, for $200 beginning in 2001. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2001	$200.00	2.54%
2002	$202.30	1.15%
2003	$207.98	2.81%
2004	$209.00	0.49%
2005	$210.35	0.65%
2006	$218.27	3.77%
2007	$221.58	1.52%
2008	$225.39	1.72%
2009	$225.10	-0.13%
2010	$221.16	-1.75%
2011	$218.65	-1.13%
2012	$224.79	2.81%
2013	$228.35	1.58%
2014	$231.66	1.45%
2015	$233.12	0.63%
2016	$236.80	1.58%
2017	$242.38	2.36%
2018	$249.27	2.84%
2019	$255.91	2.66%
2020	$259.79	1.52%
2021	$261.68	0.73%
2022	$268.28	2.52%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees:

Year	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
CPI	100.000	102.415	105.754	108.892	111.654	112.938	116.108	116.677	117.431	121.854	123.703	125.826	125.668	123.466	122.066	125.494	127.482	129.331	130.142	132.199	135.315	139.162	142.867	145.033	146.090	149.773

Adjust club memberships prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2022 / CPI in 2001 * 2001 USD value = 2022 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees was 111.654 in the year 2001 and 149.773 in 2022:

149.773 / 111.654 * $200 = $268.28

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $200 in 2001 has the same "purchasing power" as $268.28 in 2022 (in the CPI category of Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees in 1997. In addition to club memberships, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.