Travel lodging price history from 2018 through 2020

Travel Lodging Inflation Calculator

Prices for Travel Lodging, 2018-2020 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for lodging away from home were 4.39% lower in 2020 versus 2018 (a $4.39 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2020: Travel lodging experienced an average inflation rate of -2.22% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, travel lodging costing $100 in the year 2018 would cost $95.61 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.37% during this same period, inflation for travel lodging was significantly lower.

Price Inflation for Lodging away from home since 2018

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2020 (-7.16%), and 2019 (2.99%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Lodging away from home:

Year	2018	2019	2020
CPI	161.072	165.888	154.006

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Buying power of $100 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Travel lodging, over time, for $100 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	$100.00	-
2019	$102.99	2.99%
2020	$95.61	-7.16%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for travel lodging, 2018-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Lodging away from home was 161.072 in the year 2018 and 154.006 in 2020:

154.006 / 161.072 * $100 = $95.61

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $95.61 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Lodging away from home).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Lodging away from home in 2018. In addition to travel lodging, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.