According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other recreation services were 70.24% higher in 2021 versus 1997 (a $14.05 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2021: Other recreation services experienced an average inflation rate of 2.24% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other recreation services costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $34.05 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.06% during this same period, inflation for other recreation services was higher.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Other recreation services:
| 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 | 102.362 | 106.854 | 111.662 | 116.100 | 119.638 | 124.500 | 127.523 | 130.515 | 135.085 | 139.369 | 142.857 | 144.646 | 145.121 | 145.266 | 148.375 | 150.500 | 152.687 | 156.174 | 159.949 | 164.052 | 167.913 | 171.823 | 174.721 | 170.235 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other recreation services, over time, for $20 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 | $20.00 | - |
| 1998 | $20.47 | 2.36% |
| 1999 | $21.37 | 4.39% |
| 2000 | $22.33 | 4.50% |
| 2001 | $23.22 | 3.97% |
| 2002 | $23.93 | 3.05% |
| 2003 | $24.90 | 4.06% |
| 2004 | $25.50 | 2.43% |
| 2005 | $26.10 | 2.35% |
| 2006 | $27.02 | 3.50% |
| 2007 | $27.87 | 3.17% |
| 2008 | $28.57 | 2.50% |
| 2009 | $28.93 | 1.25% |
| 2010 | $29.02 | 0.33% |
| 2011 | $29.05 | 0.10% |
| 2012 | $29.68 | 2.14% |
| 2013 | $30.10 | 1.43% |
| 2014 | $30.54 | 1.45% |
| 2015 | $31.23 | 2.28% |
| 2016 | $31.99 | 2.42% |
| 2017 | $32.81 | 2.57% |
| 2018 | $33.58 | 2.35% |
| 2019 | $34.36 | 2.33% |
| 2020 | $34.94 | 1.69% |
| 2021 | $34.05 | -2.57%* |