According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for sports vehicles including bicycles are 131.89% higher in 2024 versus 1978 (a $26.38 difference in value).
Between 1978 and 2024: Sports vehicles including bicycles experienced an average inflation rate of 1.85% per year. In other words, sports vehicles including bicycles costing $20 in the year 1978 would cost $46.38 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.47% during this same period, inflation for sports vehicles including bicycles was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Sports vehicles including bicycles, over time, for $20 beginning in 1978. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | $20.00 | - |
| 1979 | $21.41 | 7.04% |
| 1980 | $23.57 | 10.10% |
| 1981 | $25.16 | 6.73% |
| 1982 | $26.27 | 4.41% |
| 1983 | $26.55 | 1.09% |
| 1984 | $27.61 | 3.98% |
| 1985 | $28.48 | 3.16% |
| 1986 | $28.31 | -0.60% |
| 1987 | $28.28 | -0.09% |
| 1988 | $29.19 | 3.21% |
| 1989 | $30.10 | 3.11% |
| 1990 | $30.92 | 2.73% |
| 1991 | $31.49 | 1.85% |
| 1992 | $32.10 | 1.93% |
| 1993 | $32.32 | 0.69% |
| 1994 | $32.78 | 1.41% |
| 1995 | $33.59 | 2.48% |
| 1996 | $33.70 | 0.33% |
| 1997 | $33.38 | -0.96% |
| 1998 | $33.58 | 0.62% |
| 1999 | $34.50 | 2.73% |
| 2000 | $35.09 | 1.71% |
| 2001 | $35.61 | 1.47% |
| 2002 | $35.34 | -0.76% |
| 2003 | $34.92 | -1.17% |
| 2004 | $35.07 | 0.43% |
| 2005 | $35.71 | 1.81% |
| 2006 | $36.99 | 3.59% |
| 2007 | $36.98 | -0.03% |
| 2008 | $37.37 | 1.07% |
| 2009 | $37.56 | 0.49% |
| 2010 | $37.89 | 0.88% |
| 2011 | $39.27 | 3.65% |
| 2012 | $39.78 | 1.31% |
| 2013 | $40.22 | 1.10% |
| 2014 | $40.10 | -0.31% |
| 2015 | $40.08 | -0.04% |
| 2016 | $39.45 | -1.57% |
| 2017 | $38.97 | -1.23% |
| 2018 | $39.79 | 2.13% |
| 2019 | $41.20 | 3.53% |
| 2020 | $42.19 | 2.40% |
| 2021 | $45.11 | 6.94% |
| 2022 | $47.21 | 4.65% |
| 2023 | $47.26 | 0.10% |
| 2024 | $46.38 | -1.86%* |
* 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 Sports vehicles including bicycles:
| Year | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| CPI | 74.600 | 79.854 | 87.923 | 93.838 | 97.977 | 99.046 | 102.985 | 106.238 | 105.600 | 105.500 | 108.885 | 112.269 | 115.331 | 117.469 | 119.738 | 120.562 | 122.262 | 125.292 | 125.700 | 124.492 | 125.269 | 128.685 | 130.885 | 132.808 | 131.800 | 130.262 | 130.815 | 133.185 | 137.969 | 137.923 | 139.401 | 140.082 | 141.313 | 146.466 | 148.385 | 150.023 | 149.555 | 149.499 | 147.150 | 145.340 | 148.435 | 153.676 | 157.358 | 168.278 | 176.106 | 176.274 | 172.990 |