Recreation priced at $1 in 2001 $1.32 in 2024

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Prices for Recreation, 2001-2024 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 31.60% higher in 2024 versus 2001 (a $0.32 difference in value).

Between 2001 and 2024: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.20% per year. In other words, recreation costing $1 in the year 2001 would cost $1.32 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.46% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.

In the year 2001: Pricing changed by 1.55%, which is above the average yearly change for recreation during the 2001-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2001 (2.83%), inflation for recreation was lower.

Price Inflation for Recreation since 1993

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (4.53%), 2023 (4.02%), and 1996 (3.06%).

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Buying power of $1.00 since 2001

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $1 beginning in 2001. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2001$1.001.55%
2002$1.011.26%
2003$1.021.22%
2004$1.041.02%
2005$1.040.67%
2006$1.061.44%
2007$1.060.47%
2008$1.081.62%
2009$1.090.90%
2010$1.08-0.84%
2011$1.080.04%
2012$1.091.19%
2013$1.100.49%
2014$1.100.24%
2015$1.110.34%
2016$1.120.90%
2017$1.131.30%
2018$1.140.50%
2019$1.151.28%
2020$1.171.35%
2021$1.192.40%
2022$1.254.53%
2023$1.304.02%
2024$1.321.44%*

* 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:

Year19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI90.71592.69294.53197.42399.631101.054101.962103.308104.908106.231107.523108.623109.354110.923111.443113.254114.272113.313113.357114.703115.266115.543115.941116.984118.504119.091120.615122.242125.180130.846136.105138.061

Adjust recreation prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2001 * 2001 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Recreation was 104.908 in the year 2001 and 138.061 in 2024:

138.061 / 104.908 * $1 = $1.32

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 2001 has the same "purchasing power" as $1.32 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Recreation).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Recreation in 1993. In addition to recreation, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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