Recreation services priced at $20 in 2011 $29.22 in 2024

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Prices for Recreation Services, 2011-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation services are 46.10% higher in 2024 versus 2011 (a $9.22 difference in value).

Between 2011 and 2024: Recreation services experienced an average inflation rate of 2.96% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, recreation services costing $20 in the year 2011 would cost $29.22 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.58% during this same period, inflation for recreation services was higher.

In the year 2011: Pricing changed by 1.37%, which is below the average yearly change for recreation services during the 2011-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2011 (3.16%), inflation for recreation services was lower.

Price Inflation for Recreation services since 2009

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2023 (5.91%), 2022 (4.73%), and 2017 (3.46%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2011

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2011. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2011$20.001.37%
2012$20.613.06%
2013$21.001.90%
2014$21.391.82%
2015$21.832.05%
2016$22.482.97%
2017$23.253.46%
2018$23.742.10%
2019$24.282.26%
2020$24.912.59%
2021$25.482.28%
2022$26.684.73%
2023$28.265.91%
2024$29.223.40%*

* 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 Recreation services:

Year2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000101.065102.454105.587107.599109.560111.808115.134119.115121.622124.370127.591130.506136.684144.768149.690

Adjust recreation services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2011 * 2011 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Recreation services was 102.454 in the year 2011 and 149.690 in 2024:

149.690 / 102.454 * $20 = $29.22

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2011 has the same "purchasing power" as $29.22 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Recreation services).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Recreation services in 2009. In addition to recreation services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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