Other recreation services price history from 1997 through 2019

Other Recreation Services Inflation Calculator

Prices for Other Recreation Services, 1997-2019 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other recreation services were 71.31% higher in 2019 versus 1997 (a $14.26 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2019: Other recreation services experienced an average inflation rate of 2.48% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other recreation services costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $34.26 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.14% during this same period, inflation for other recreation services was higher.

Price Inflation for Other recreation services since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2000 (4.53%), 1999 (4.41%), and 2003 (4.06%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Other recreation services:

Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
CPI	100.300	102.333	106.842	111.683	116.125	119.633	124.492	127.533	130.517	135.083	139.369	142.857	144.646	145.121	145.266	148.384	150.511	152.696	156.184	159.953	164.055	167.913	171.825

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Buying power of $20 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other recreation services, over time, for $20 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	$20.00	-
1998	$20.41	2.03%
1999	$21.30	4.41%
2000	$22.27	4.53%
2001	$23.16	3.98%
2002	$23.86	3.02%
2003	$24.82	4.06%
2004	$25.43	2.44%
2005	$26.03	2.34%
2006	$26.94	3.50%
2007	$27.79	3.17%
2008	$28.49	2.50%
2009	$28.84	1.25%
2010	$28.94	0.33%
2011	$28.97	0.10%
2012	$29.59	2.15%
2013	$30.01	1.43%
2014	$30.45	1.45%
2015	$31.14	2.28%
2016	$31.89	2.41%
2017	$32.71	2.56%
2018	$33.48	2.35%
2019	$34.26	2.33%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for other recreation services, 1997-2019

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other recreation services was 100.300 in the year 1997 and 171.825 in 2019:

171.825 / 100.300 * $20 = $34.26

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $34.26 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Other recreation services).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other recreation services in 1997. In addition to other recreation services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.