Ship fare priced at $20 in 2000 $14.45 in 2025

Ship Fare Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Ship Fare, 2000-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for ship fare are 27.77% lower in 2025 versus 2000 (a $5.55 difference in value).

Between 2000 and 2025: Ship fare experienced an average inflation rate of -1.29% per year. In other words, ship fare costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $14.45 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.49% during this same period, inflation for ship fare was significantly lower.

In the year 2000: Pricing changed by -10.40%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for ship fare during the 2000-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for ship fare was much lower.

Price Inflation for Ship fare since 1997

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
200020052010201520202025-20-10010
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2000 (-10.40%), 2001 (-9.66%), and 2009 (-9.26%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2000

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Ship fare, over time, for $20 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2000$20.00-10.40%
2001$18.07-9.66%
2002$17.35-3.97%
2003$15.93-8.20%
2004$15.65-1.76%
2005$15.841.24%
2006$15.79-0.33%
2007$15.70-0.55%
2008$15.44-1.65%
2009$14.01-9.26%
2010$14.181.16%
2011$14.04-0.93%
2012$13.66-2.73%
2013$13.60-0.44%
2014$13.50-0.70%
2015$13.620.87%
2016$14.637.41%
2017$14.55-0.54%
2018$14.640.64%
2019$14.32-2.23%
2020$13.35-6.73%
2021$14.307.08%
2022$13.74-3.93%
2023$14.314.16%
2024$14.632.30%
2025$14.45-1.28%*

* 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 Ship fare:

Year19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI100.000104.477101.21590.69281.93178.67772.22370.95471.83171.59271.19770.02463.54264.28063.68061.94061.66461.23061.76066.33465.97566.39564.91760.54964.83662.28564.87566.36465.511

Adjust ship fare prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2000 * 2000 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Ship fare was 90.692 in the year 2000 and 65.511 in 2025:

65.511 / 90.692 * $20 = $14.45

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $14.45 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Ship fare).


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

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