Club memberships price inflation, 2018→2023

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Prices for Club Memberships, 2018-2023 ($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 12.67% higher in 2023 versus 2018 (a $25.35 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2023: Club memberships experienced an average inflation rate of 2.42% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, club memberships costing $200 in the year 2018 would cost $225.35 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.62% during this same period, inflation for club memberships was lower.

In the year 2018: Pricing changed by 2.84%, which is above the average yearly change for club memberships during the 2018-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2018 (2.44%), inflation for club memberships was higher.

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%), 2022 (3.67%), and 2023 (3.53%).

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Buying power of $200.00 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Club memberships, over time, for $200 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2018	$200.00	2.84%
2019	$205.32	2.66%
2020	$208.44	1.52%
2021	$209.96	0.73%
2022	$217.67	3.67%
2023	$225.35	3.53%*

* 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 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	2023
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	151.455	156.798

Adjust club memberships prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2023 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 139.162 in the year 2018 and 156.798 in 2023:

156.798 / 139.162 * $200 = $225.35

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $200 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $225.35 in 2023 (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.