According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for financial services are 194.35% higher in 2024 versus 1993 (a $971.77 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2024: Financial services experienced an average inflation rate of 3.54% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, financial services costing $500 in the year 1993 would cost $1,471.77 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for financial services was higher.
In the year 1993: Pricing changed by 5.77%, which is above the average yearly change for financial services during the 1993-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1993 (2.95%), inflation for financial services was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Financial services, over time, for $500 beginning in 1993. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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1993 | $500.00 | 5.77% |
1994 | $542.80 | 8.56% |
1995 | $577.50 | 6.39% |
1996 | $610.07 | 5.64% |
1997 | $640.65 | 5.01% |
1998 | $664.92 | 3.79% |
1999 | $689.67 | 3.72% |
2000 | $720.70 | 4.50% |
2001 | $749.54 | 4.00% |
2002 | $777.63 | 3.75% |
2003 | $800.38 | 2.93% |
2004 | $826.60 | 3.28% |
2005 | $843.13 | 2.00% |
2006 | $868.01 | 2.95% |
2007 | $896.15 | 3.24% |
2008 | $917.49 | 2.38% |
2009 | $872.28 | -4.93% |
2010 | $894.45 | 2.54% |
2011 | $919.01 | 2.75% |
2012 | $969.36 | 5.48% |
2013 | $995.44 | 2.69% |
2014 | $1,018.18 | 2.28% |
2015 | $1,061.18 | 4.22% |
2016 | $1,102.12 | 3.86% |
2017 | $1,142.54 | 3.67% |
2018 | $1,198.21 | 4.87% |
2019 | $1,217.13 | 1.58% |
2020 | $1,235.33 | 1.50% |
2021 | $1,237.00 | 0.14% |
2022 | $1,308.53 | 5.78% |
2023 | $1,402.16 | 7.15% |
2024 | $1,471.77 | 4.96%* |
* 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 Financial services:
Year | 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 |
CPI | 100.000 | 101.731 | 108.485 | 115.100 | 123.508 | 133.715 | 141.469 | 149.631 | 162.438 | 172.823 | 182.569 | 191.723 | 198.985 | 206.392 | 215.677 | 224.308 | 232.715 | 239.523 | 247.369 | 252.315 | 259.762 | 268.183 | 274.571 | 261.039 | 267.673 | 275.023 | 290.091 | 297.897 | 304.702 | 317.571 | 329.823 | 341.917 | 358.577 | 364.240 | 369.687 | 370.186 | 391.594 | 419.612 | 440.444 |