Photographer fees price inflation, 1997→2020

Photographer Fees Inflation Calculator

Prices for Photographer Fees, 1997-2020 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for photographer fees are 24.83% higher in 2020 versus 1997 (a $4.97 difference in value).

Between 1997 and 2020: Photographer fees experienced an average inflation rate of 0.97% per year. In other words, photographer fees costing $20 in the year 1997 would cost $24.97 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.10% during this same period, inflation for photographer fees was lower.

Price Inflation for Photographer fees since 1997

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2002 (4.04%), 2019 (-3.88%), and 2001 (2.50%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1997

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Photographer fees, 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	$20.05	0.23%
1999	$20.46	2.07%
2000	$20.79	1.60%
2001	$21.31	2.50%
2002	$22.17	4.04%
2003	$22.62	2.04%
2004	$22.57	-0.20%
2005	$22.59	0.06%
2006	$22.79	0.91%
2007	$23.13	1.47%
2008	$23.52	1.68%
2009	$23.80	1.21%
2010	$24.03	0.98%
2011	$24.54	2.10%
2012	$24.94	1.62%
2013	$25.12	0.74%
2014	$25.60	1.89%
2015	$25.62	0.09%
2016	$25.94	1.26%
2017	$25.49	-1.74%
2018	$25.71	0.85%
2019	$24.71	-3.88%
2020	$24.97	1.03%*

* 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 Photographer fees:

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
CPI	100.000	100.225	102.300	103.938	106.533	110.833	113.092	112.867	112.933	113.967	115.640	117.585	119.009	120.174	122.698	124.682	125.607	127.982	128.091	129.709	127.457	128.546	123.559	124.830

Adjust photographer fees prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 1997 * 1997 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Photographer fees was 100.000 in the year 1997 and 124.830 in 2020:

124.830 / 100.000 * $20 = $24.97

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1997 has the same "purchasing power" as $24.97 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Photographer fees).

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