Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment priced at $20 in 2018 $18.12 in 2024

Toys, Games, Hobbies And Playground Equipment Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Toys, Games, Hobbies And Playground Equipment, 2018-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment are 9.39% lower in 2024 versus 2018 (a $1.88 difference in value).

Between 2018 and 2024: Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment experienced an average inflation rate of -1.63% per year. In other words, toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment costing $20 in the year 2018 would cost $18.12 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.77% during this same period, inflation for toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment was significantly lower.

In the year 2018: Pricing changed by -9.57%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment during the 2018-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2018 (2.44%), inflation for toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment was much lower.

Price Inflation for Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2018 (-9.57%), 2017 (-7.79%), and 2016 (-6.62%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2018

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment, over time, for $20 beginning in 2018. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2018$20.00-9.57%
2019$18.86-5.72%
2020$17.88-5.18%
2021$18.191.75%
2022$19.135.13%
2023$18.99-0.71%
2024$18.12-4.58%*

* 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 Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment:

Year1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.00097.21591.73187.36983.86980.95477.05475.59272.50870.83868.80966.58364.91561.85960.09058.99657.59655.54653.18849.66745.79941.41839.05137.02937.67839.61039.33037.529

Adjust toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2018 * 2018 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment was 41.418 in the year 2018 and 37.529 in 2024:

37.529 / 41.418 * $20 = $18.12

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" as $18.12 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment).


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

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