Club memberships price history from 1997 through 2021

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Prices for Club Memberships, 1997-2021 ($200)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees were 45.74% higher in 2021 versus 1997 (a $91.49 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2021: Club memberships experienced an average inflation rate of 1.58% per year. In other words, club memberships costing $200 in the year 1997 would cost $291.49 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.17% during this same period, inflation for club memberships was lower.

Price Inflation for Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2006 (3.77%), 1999 (3.26%), and 2000 (2.97%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees:

Year	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
CPI	100.000	102.415	105.754	108.892	111.654	112.938	116.108	116.677	117.431	121.854	123.703	125.826	125.668	123.466	122.066	125.494	127.482	129.331	130.142	132.199	135.315	139.162	142.867	145.033	145.744

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Buying power of $200 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Club memberships, over time, for $200 beginning in 1997. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1997	$200.00	-
1998	$204.83	2.42%
1999	$211.51	3.26%
2000	$217.78	2.97%
2001	$223.31	2.54%
2002	$225.88	1.15%
2003	$232.22	2.81%
2004	$233.35	0.49%
2005	$234.86	0.65%
2006	$243.71	3.77%
2007	$247.41	1.52%
2008	$251.65	1.72%
2009	$251.34	-0.13%
2010	$246.93	-1.75%
2011	$244.13	-1.13%
2012	$250.99	2.81%
2013	$254.96	1.58%
2014	$258.66	1.45%
2015	$260.28	0.63%
2016	$264.40	1.58%
2017	$270.63	2.36%
2018	$278.32	2.84%
2019	$285.73	2.66%
2020	$290.07	1.52%
2021	$291.49	0.49%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for club memberships, 1997-2021

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2021 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2021 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 145.744 in 2021:

145.744 / 100.000 * $200 = $291.49

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $200 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $291.49 in 2021 (in the CPI category of Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees in 1997. In addition to club memberships, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.