According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for lodging away from home are 92.37% higher in 2024 versus 1997 (a $92.37 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2024: Travel lodging experienced an average inflation rate of 2.45% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, travel lodging costing $100 in the year 1997 would cost $192.37 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.50% during this same period, inflation for travel lodging was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Travel lodging, over time, for $100 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 | $100.00 | - |
1998 | $109.01 | 9.01% |
1999 | $112.31 | 3.03% |
2000 | $117.48 | 4.61% |
2001 | $118.63 | 0.98% |
2002 | $118.32 | -0.26% |
2003 | $119.28 | 0.81% |
2004 | $125.86 | 5.52% |
2005 | $130.30 | 3.53% |
2006 | $135.98 | 4.36% |
2007 | $142.81 | 5.03% |
2008 | $143.66 | 0.60% |
2009 | $134.24 | -6.56% |
2010 | $133.66 | -0.44% |
2011 | $137.40 | 2.80% |
2012 | $140.52 | 2.27% |
2013 | $142.44 | 1.36% |
2014 | $148.45 | 4.22% |
2015 | $153.00 | 3.07% |
2016 | $158.08 | 3.32% |
2017 | $159.39 | 0.83% |
2018 | $161.07 | 1.06% |
2019 | $165.89 | 2.99% |
2020 | $148.92 | -10.23% |
2021 | $163.42 | 9.74% |
2022 | $181.31 | 10.95% |
2023 | $189.09 | 4.29% |
2024 | $192.37 | 1.73%* |
* 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 Lodging away from home:
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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 100.000 | 109.008 | 112.308 | 117.485 | 118.631 | 118.323 | 119.277 | 125.862 | 130.300 | 135.977 | 142.813 | 143.664 | 134.243 | 133.656 | 137.401 | 140.521 | 142.439 | 148.452 | 153.003 | 158.080 | 159.387 | 161.072 | 165.888 | 148.916 | 163.422 | 181.309 | 189.095 | 192.368 |