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 39.47% higher in 2019 versus 1998 (a $78.95 difference in value).
Between 1998 and 2019: Club memberships experienced an average inflation rate of 1.60% per year. In other words, club memberships costing $200 in the year 1998 would cost $278.95 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.17% during this same period, inflation for club memberships was lower.
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 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| CPI | 102.433 | 105.758 | 108.908 | 111.658 | 112.933 | 116.108 | 116.675 | 117.425 | 121.850 | 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 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Club memberships, over time, for $200 beginning in 1998. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $200.00 | - |
| 1999 | $206.49 | 3.25% |
| 2000 | $212.64 | 2.98% |
| 2001 | $218.01 | 2.53% |
| 2002 | $220.50 | 1.14% |
| 2003 | $226.70 | 2.81% |
| 2004 | $227.81 | 0.49% |
| 2005 | $229.27 | 0.64% |
| 2006 | $237.91 | 3.77% |
| 2007 | $241.53 | 1.52% |
| 2008 | $245.67 | 1.72% |
| 2009 | $245.36 | -0.13% |
| 2010 | $241.07 | -1.75% |
| 2011 | $238.33 | -1.13% |
| 2012 | $245.02 | 2.81% |
| 2013 | $248.91 | 1.58% |
| 2014 | $252.52 | 1.45% |
| 2015 | $254.10 | 0.63% |
| 2016 | $258.12 | 1.58% |
| 2017 | $264.20 | 2.36% |
| 2018 | $271.71 | 2.84% |
| 2019 | $278.95 | 2.66%* |