Travel lodging price inflation, 2010→2022

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Prices for Travel Lodging, 2010-2022 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for lodging away from home are 37.93% higher in 2022 versus 2010 (a $37.93 difference in value).

Between 2010 and 2022: Travel lodging experienced an average inflation rate of 2.72% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, travel lodging costing $100 in the year 2010 would cost $137.93 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.41% during this same period, inflation for travel lodging was higher.

In the year 2010: Pricing changed by -0.44%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for travel lodging during the 2010-2022 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2010 (1.64%), inflation for travel lodging was lower.

Price Inflation for Lodging away from home since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (12.81%), 2020 (-10.23%), and 2021 (9.74%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 2010

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Travel lodging, over time, for $100 beginning in 2010. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2010	$100.00	-0.44%
2011	$102.80	2.80%
2012	$105.14	2.27%
2013	$106.57	1.36%
2014	$111.07	4.22%
2015	$114.48	3.07%
2016	$118.27	3.32%
2017	$119.25	0.83%
2018	$120.51	1.06%
2019	$124.12	2.99%
2020	$111.42	-10.23%
2021	$122.27	9.74%
2022	$137.93	12.81%*

* 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 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	2022
CPI	100.000	109.008	112.308	117.485	118.631	118.323	119.277	125.862	130.300	135.977	142.813	143.664	134.243	133.656	137.401	140.521	142.439	148.452	153.003	158.080	159.387	161.072	165.888	148.916	163.422	184.351

Adjust travel lodging prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2022 / CPI in 2010 * 2010 USD value = 2022 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Lodging away from home was 133.656 in the year 2010 and 184.351 in 2022:

184.351 / 133.656 * $100 = $137.93

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2010 has the same "purchasing power" as $137.93 in 2022 (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 1997. 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.