Checking account and other bank services price inflation, 2019→2024

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Prices for Checking Account And Other Bank Services, 2019-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for checking account and other bank services are 8.67% higher in 2024 versus 2019 (a $1.73 difference in value).

Between 2019 and 2024: Checking account and other bank services experienced an average inflation rate of 1.68% per year. In other words, checking account and other bank services costing $20 in the year 2019 would cost $21.73 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.13% during this same period, inflation for checking account and other bank services was lower.

In the year 2019: Pricing changed by 1.14%, which is below the average yearly change for checking account and other bank services during the 2019-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2019 (1.81%), inflation for checking account and other bank services was lower.

Price Inflation for Checking account and other bank services since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2018 (8.33%), 2012 (6.75%), and 2024 (5.07%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2019

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Checking account and other bank services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2019. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2019	$20.00	1.14%
2020	$20.04	0.20%
2021	$19.50	-2.71%
2022	$20.24	3.80%
2023	$20.69	2.21%
2024	$21.73	5.07%*

* 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 Checking account and other bank 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	2022	2023	2024
CPI	100.000	101.177	104.362	109.138	113.662	116.877	119.177	122.462	123.831	125.254	127.727	129.650	123.287	127.584	130.442	139.248	144.985	147.486	149.496	153.937	157.345	170.447	172.384	172.735	168.057	174.439	178.293	187.334

Adjust checking account and other bank services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2019 * 2019 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Checking account and other bank services was 172.384 in the year 2019 and 187.334 in 2024:

187.334 / 172.384 * $20 = $21.73

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2019 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.73 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Checking account and other bank services).

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