According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for lodging away from home were 35.03% higher in 2021 versus 1997 (a $35.03 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2021: Travel lodging experienced an average inflation rate of 1.26% per year. In other words, travel lodging costing $100 in the year 1997 would cost $135.03 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.10% during this same period, inflation for travel lodging was lower.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Lodging away from home:
| 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 |
| CPI | 108.000 | 109.058 | 112.292 | 117.475 | 118.600 | 118.325 | 119.325 | 125.892 | 130.283 | 135.950 | 142.745 | 143.561 | 134.265 | 133.654 | 137.421 | 140.510 | 142.433 | 148.472 | 153.063 | 158.137 | 159.478 | 161.023 | 165.777 | 148.990 | 145.835 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Travel lodging, over time, for $100 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $100.00 | - |
| 1998 | $100.98 | 0.98% |
| 1999 | $103.97 | 2.96% |
| 2000 | $108.77 | 4.62% |
| 2001 | $109.81 | 0.96% |
| 2002 | $109.56 | -0.23% |
| 2003 | $110.49 | 0.85% |
| 2004 | $116.57 | 5.50% |
| 2005 | $120.63 | 3.49% |
| 2006 | $125.88 | 4.35% |
| 2007 | $132.17 | 5.00% |
| 2008 | $132.93 | 0.57% |
| 2009 | $124.32 | -6.48% |
| 2010 | $123.75 | -0.46% |
| 2011 | $127.24 | 2.82% |
| 2012 | $130.10 | 2.25% |
| 2013 | $131.88 | 1.37% |
| 2014 | $137.47 | 4.24% |
| 2015 | $141.72 | 3.09% |
| 2016 | $146.42 | 3.32% |
| 2017 | $147.66 | 0.85% |
| 2018 | $149.10 | 0.97% |
| 2019 | $153.50 | 2.95% |
| 2020 | $137.95 | -10.13% |
| 2021 | $135.03 | -2.12%* |