Recreation priced at $51 in 2009 $61.62 in 2024

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Prices for Recreation, 2009-2024 ($51)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 20.82% higher in 2024 versus 2009 (a $10.62 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2024: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.27% per year. In other words, recreation costing $51 in the year 2009 would cost $61.62 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.47% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by 0.90%, which is below the average yearly change for recreation during the 2009-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), inflation for recreation was higher.

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 $51.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $51 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$51.000.90%
2010$50.57-0.84%
2011$50.590.04%
2012$51.191.19%
2013$51.440.49%
2014$51.570.24%
2015$51.740.34%
2016$52.210.90%
2017$52.891.30%
2018$53.150.50%
2019$53.831.28%
2020$54.561.35%
2021$55.872.40%
2022$58.404.53%
2023$60.744.02%
2024$61.621.44%*

* 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 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Recreation was 114.272 in the year 2009 and 138.061 in 2024:

138.061 / 114.272 * $51 = $61.62

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $51 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $61.62 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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