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Prices for Recreation, 2006-2007 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation were 0.47% higher in 2007 versus 2006 (a $0 difference in value).

Between 2006 and 2007: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 0.47% per year. In other words, recreation costing $1 in the year 2006 would cost $1 in 2007 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.85% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.

In the year 2006: Pricing changed by 1.44%, which is above the average yearly change for recreation during the 2006-2007 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2006 (3.23%), 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 2006

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $1 beginning in 2006. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2006$1.001.44%
2007$1.000.47%
2008$1.021.62%
2009$1.030.90%
2010$1.02-0.84%
2011$1.020.04%
2012$1.031.19%
2013$1.040.49%
2014$1.040.24%
2015$1.050.34%
2016$1.050.90%
2017$1.071.30%
2018$1.070.50%
2019$1.091.28%
2020$1.101.35%
2021$1.132.40%
2022$1.184.53%
2023$1.234.02%
2024$1.241.44%*

* 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 2007 / CPI in 2006 * 2006 USD value = 2007 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Recreation was 110.923 in the year 2006 and 111.443 in 2007:

111.443 / 110.923 * $1 = $1

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 2006 has the same "purchasing power" as $1 in 2007 (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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