Gardening and lawncare services price inflation, 1997→2024

Gardening And Lawncare Services Inflation Calculator

Prices for Gardening And Lawncare Services, 1997-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for gardening and lawncare services are 172.02% higher in 2024 versus 1997 (a $34.40 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2024: Gardening and lawncare services experienced an average inflation rate of 3.78% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, gardening and lawncare services costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $54.40 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for gardening and lawncare services was higher.

Price Inflation for Gardening and lawncare services since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2023 (12.40%), 2024 (8.91%), and 2000 (8.44%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Gardening and lawncare 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	$20.20	1.02%
1999	$20.55	1.70%
2000	$22.28	8.44%
2001	$23.32	4.65%
2002	$23.66	1.48%
2003	$24.03	1.58%
2004	$24.58	2.29%
2005	$25.62	4.19%
2006	$27.42	7.04%
2007	$28.16	2.70%
2008	$30.40	7.94%
2009	$31.25	2.79%
2010	$31.04	-0.66%
2011	$31.38	1.09%
2012	$31.93	1.76%
2013	$32.15	0.68%
2014	$33.15	3.12%
2015	$34.36	3.64%
2016	$34.93	1.66%
2017	$35.86	2.65%
2018	$38.60	7.65%
2019	$41.06	6.37%
2020	$42.97	4.66%
2021	$44.44	3.42%
2022	$44.44	0.00% **
2023	$49.95	12.40%
2024	$54.40	8.91%*

* 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 Gardening and lawncare 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	101.015	102.731	111.400	116.577	118.300	120.169	122.923	128.078	137.100	140.805	151.992	156.233	155.206	156.890	159.658	160.751	165.770	171.805	174.654	179.289	192.999	205.287	214.844	222.194	222.194	249.755	272.016

Adjust gardening and lawncare services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Gardening and lawncare services was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 272.016 in 2024:

272.016 / 100.000 * $20 = $54.40

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $54.40 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Gardening and lawncare services).

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