Hotels and motels inflation
Hotels and motels prices since 2000
Up 58%
An average of 1.76% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 hotels and motels costs $157.79 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
2.9%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1967
How much hotels and motels prices have risen
| Since | Hotels and motels | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +1,082% | +763% | $1,181.81 |
| 1980 | +425% | +307% | $525.42 |
| 1990 | +161% | +156% | $261.16 |
| 2000 | +58% | +95% | $157.79 |
| 2010 | +42% | +54% | $142.02 |
| 2020 | +33% | +29% | $133.11 |
Calculate hotels and motels inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1967
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 379.9 | -1.8% | $1.05 |
| 2024 | 387.1 | -0.7% | $1.03 |
| 2023 | 389.7 | 4.5% | $1.02 |
| 2022 | 372.8 | 12.4% | $1.07 |
| 2021 | 331.7 | 10.9% | $1.20 |
| 2020 | 299.2 | -11.9% | $1.33 |
| 2019 | 339.5 | 3.1% | $1.17 |
| 2018 | 329.4 | 0.7% | $1.21 |
| 2017 | 327.1 | 0.6% | $1.22 |
| 2016 | 325.3 | 2.5% | $1.22 |
| 2015 | 317.4 | 3.1% | $1.25 |
| 2014 | 307.8 | 4.4% | $1.29 |
| 2013 | 294.8 | 0.8% | $1.35 |
| 2012 | 292.6 | 1.8% | $1.36 |
| 2011 | 287.4 | 2.5% | $1.39 |
| 2010 | 280.4 | 0.4% | $1.42 |
| 2009 | 279.2 | -7.2% | $1.43 |
| 2008 | 301.0 | 0.4% | $1.32 |
| 2007 | 299.9 | 5.0% | $1.33 |
| 2006 | 285.6 | 4.2% | $1.39 |
| 2005 | 274.2 | 3.4% | $1.45 |
| 2004 | 265.3 | 5.2% | $1.50 |
| 2003 | 252.2 | 0.3% | $1.58 |
| 2002 | 251.4 | -1.0% | $1.58 |
| 2001 | 254.0 | 0.6% | $1.57 |
| 2000 | 252.4 | 4.6% | $1.58 |
| 1999 | 241.2 | 2.9% | $1.65 |
| 1998 | 234.5 | 4.6% | $1.70 |
| 1997 | 224.1 | 4.9% | $1.78 |
| 1996 | 213.7 | 5.2% | $1.86 |
| 1995 | 203.1 | 4.1% | $1.96 |
| 1994 | 195.1 | 3.0% | $2.04 |
| 1993 | 189.4 | 2.8% | $2.10 |
| 1992 | 184.2 | 5.8% | $2.16 |
| 1991 | 174.1 | 14.2% | $2.29 |
| 1990 | 152.5 | 10.2% | $2.61 |
| 1989 | 138.4 | 4.1% | $2.88 |
| 1988 | 132.9 | 5.7% | $3.00 |
| 1987 | 125.7 | 6.2% | $3.17 |
| 1986 | 118.4 | 3.7% | $3.36 |
| 1985 | 114.2 | 6.9% | $3.49 |
| 1984 | 106.8 | 7.9% | $3.73 |
| 1983 | 99.0 | 5.1% | $4.02 |
| 1982 | 94.2 | 11.5% | $4.23 |
| 1981 | 84.5 | 11.5% | $4.71 |
| 1980 | 75.8 | 14.2% | $5.25 |
| 1979 | 66.4 | 15.5% | $6.00 |
| 1978 | 57.5 | 13.9% | $6.93 |
| 1977 | 50.5 | 8.1% | $7.89 |
| 1976 | 46.7 | 8.4% | $8.53 |
| 1975 | 43.1 | 7.2% | $9.24 |
| 1974 | 40.2 | 7.5% | $9.91 |
| 1973 | 37.4 | 4.5% | $10.65 |
| 1972 | 35.8 | 2.0% | $11.12 |
| 1971 | 35.1 | 4.2% | $11.35 |
| 1970 | 33.7 | 8.7% | $11.82 |
| 1969 | 31.0 | 7.6% | $12.85 |
| 1968 | 28.8 | 6.7% | $13.83 |
| 1967 | 27.0 | $14.75 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEHB02, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have hotels and motels prices gone up since 2000?
- Hotels and motels prices rose 58% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for hotels and motels right now?
- Hotels and motels prices were 2.9% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of hotels and motels in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $157.79.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for hotels and motels (series CUUR0000SEHB02), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.