Recreation services priced at $20 in 2025 $19.93 in 2026

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Prices for Recreation Services, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation services are 0.33% lower in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.07 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Recreation services experienced an average inflation rate of -0.33% per year. In other words, recreation services costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $19.93 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for recreation services was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 3.67%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for recreation services during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for recreation services was higher.

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 2025 (3.67%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2025$20.003.67%
2026$19.93-0.33%*

* 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:

Year200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
CPI100.000101.065102.454105.587107.599109.560111.808115.134119.115121.622124.370127.591130.506136.684144.768150.000155.504154.991

Adjust recreation services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Recreation services was 155.504 in the year 2025 and 154.991 in 2026:

154.991 / 155.504 * $20 = $19.93

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $19.93 in 2026 (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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