Other recreation services price inflation, 2016→2024

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Prices for Other Recreation Services, 2016-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other recreation services are 25.12% higher in 2024 versus 2016 (a $5.02 difference in value).

Between 2016 and 2024: Other recreation services experienced an average inflation rate of 2.84% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other recreation services costing $20 in the year 2016 would cost $25.02 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.39% during this same period, inflation for other recreation services was lower.

In the year 2016: Pricing changed by 2.42%, which is below the average yearly change for other recreation services during the 2016-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2016 (1.26%), 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: 2023 (5.64%), 2000 (4.50%), and 1999 (4.39%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2016

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other recreation services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2016. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2016	$20.00	2.42%
2017	$20.51	2.57%
2018	$21.00	2.35%
2019	$21.48	2.33%
2020	$21.85	1.69%
2021	$22.03	0.82%
2022	$22.89	3.92%
2023	$24.18	5.64%
2024	$25.02	3.48%*

* 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 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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
CPI	100.000	102.362	106.854	111.662	116.100	119.638	124.500	127.523	130.515	135.085	139.369	142.857	144.646	145.121	145.266	148.375	150.500	152.687	156.174	159.949	164.052	167.913	171.823	174.721	176.152	183.059	193.389	200.126

Adjust other recreation services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2016 * 2016 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other recreation services was 159.949 in the year 2016 and 200.126 in 2024:

200.126 / 159.949 * $20 = $25.02

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2016 has the same "purchasing power" as $25.02 in 2024 (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.