Other recreational goods price inflation, 1997→2025

Other Recreational Goods Inflation Calculator

Prices for Other Recreational Goods, 1997-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for other recreational goods are 67.06% lower in 2025 versus 1997 (a $13.41 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2025: Other recreational goods experienced an average inflation rate of -3.89% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, other recreational goods costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $6.59 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for other recreational goods was significantly lower.

Price Inflation for Other recreational goods since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2018 (-7.83%), 2017 (-7.54%), and 2016 (-6.44%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Other recreational goods, 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	$19.42	-2.88%
1999	$18.46	-4.97%
2000	$17.55	-4.91%
2001	$16.92	-3.61%
2002	$16.10	-4.82%
2003	$15.21	-5.54%
2004	$14.65	-3.67%
2005	$13.89	-5.19%
2006	$13.44	-3.27%
2007	$12.87	-4.25%
2008	$12.42	-3.45%
2009	$12.04	-3.06%
2010	$11.56	-4.02%
2011	$11.19	-3.22%
2012	$10.80	-3.43%
2013	$10.38	-3.92%
2014	$9.88	-4.77%
2015	$9.39	-4.96%
2016	$8.79	-6.44%
2017	$8.13	-7.54%
2018	$7.49	-7.83%
2019	$7.05	-5.90%
2020	$6.70	-5.00%
2021	$6.71	0.22%
2022	$6.89	2.73%
2023	$6.89	0.01%
2024	$6.61	-4.08%
2025	$6.59	-0.36%*

* 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 Other recreational goods:

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	2025
CPI	100.000	97.123	92.292	87.762	84.592	80.515	76.054	73.262	69.462	67.192	64.335	62.118	60.216	57.792	55.929	54.012	51.894	49.418	46.969	43.942	40.628	37.445	35.236	33.476	33.549	34.464	34.467	33.062	32.943

Adjust other recreational goods prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Other recreational goods was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 32.943 in 2025:

32.943 / 100.000 * $20 = $6.59

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $6.59 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Other recreational goods).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Other recreational goods in 1997. In addition to other recreational goods, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.