According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other recreation services were 74.07% higher in 2020 versus 1997 (a $14.81 difference in value).
Between 1997 and 2020: Other recreation services experienced an average inflation rate of 2.44% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, other recreation services costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $34.81 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.09% 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 |
| CPI | 100.300 | 102.333 | 106.842 | 111.683 | 116.125 | 119.633 | 124.492 | 127.533 | 130.517 | 135.083 | 139.369 | 142.857 | 144.646 | 145.121 | 145.266 | 148.384 | 150.511 | 152.696 | 156.183 | 159.953 | 164.054 | 167.911 | 171.823 | 174.592 |
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 | $20.41 | 2.03% |
| 1999 | $21.30 | 4.41% |
| 2000 | $22.27 | 4.53% |
| 2001 | $23.16 | 3.98% |
| 2002 | $23.86 | 3.02% |
| 2003 | $24.82 | 4.06% |
| 2004 | $25.43 | 2.44% |
| 2005 | $26.03 | 2.34% |
| 2006 | $26.94 | 3.50% |
| 2007 | $27.79 | 3.17% |
| 2008 | $28.49 | 2.50% |
| 2009 | $28.84 | 1.25% |
| 2010 | $28.94 | 0.33% |
| 2011 | $28.97 | 0.10% |
| 2012 | $29.59 | 2.15% |
| 2013 | $30.01 | 1.43% |
| 2014 | $30.45 | 1.45% |
| 2015 | $31.14 | 2.28% |
| 2016 | $31.89 | 2.41% |
| 2017 | $32.71 | 2.56% |
| 2018 | $33.48 | 2.35% |
| 2019 | $34.26 | 2.33% |
| 2020 | $34.81 | 1.61%* |