Ship fare priced at $20 in 2010 $20.69 in 2024

Ship Fare Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Ship Fare, 2010-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for ship fare are 3.43% higher in 2024 versus 2010 (a $0.69 difference in value).

Between 2010 and 2024: Ship fare experienced an average inflation rate of 0.24% per year. In other words, ship fare costing $20 in the year 2010 would cost $20.69 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.63% during this same period, inflation for ship fare was lower.

In the year 2010: Pricing changed by 1.16%, which is above the average yearly change for ship fare during the 2010-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2010 (1.64%), inflation for ship fare was lower.

Price Inflation for Ship fare since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2000 (-10.40%), 2001 (-9.66%), and 2009 (-9.26%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2010

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Ship fare, over time, for $20 beginning in 2010. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2010$20.001.16%
2011$19.81-0.93%
2012$19.27-2.73%
2013$19.19-0.44%
2014$19.05-0.70%
2015$19.220.87%
2016$20.647.41%
2017$20.53-0.54%
2018$20.660.64%
2019$20.20-2.23%
2020$18.84-6.73%
2021$20.177.08%
2022$19.38-3.93%
2023$20.194.16%
2024$20.692.48%*

* 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 Ship fare:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000104.477101.21590.69281.93178.67772.22370.95471.83171.59271.19770.02463.54264.28063.68061.94061.66461.23061.76066.33465.97566.39564.91760.54964.83662.28564.87566.485

Adjust ship fare prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2010 * 2010 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Ship fare was 64.280 in the year 2010 and 66.485 in 2024:

66.485 / 64.280 * $20 = $20.69

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2010 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.69 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Ship fare).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Ship fare in 1997. In addition to ship fare, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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