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As the seasons change, many people shift from outdoor recreational activities to other forms of entertainment. Some enjoy going out to football games, movies, and theater performances; others enjoy curling up with a good book or watching movies at home. Prices for these forms of entertainment have all increased over the past several years, but at different rates. From October 2010 to October 2016, prices for admission to sporting events were up 24 percent, while prices for recreational reading materials rose 8.8 percent.
Consumer price indexes for activities at home and away from home, seasonally adjusted, October 2010 to October 2016 (October 2010 = 100)
Month
All Items
Video and audio services
Recreational reading materials
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts
Admission to sporting events
Oct 2010
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
Nov 2010
100.253
100.209
99.781
99.838
99.940
Dec 2010
100.656
99.432
100.022
100.103
99.574
Jan 2011
100.982
99.689
100.214
100.425
100.491
Feb 2011
101.307
100.226
100.492
100.556
100.193
Mar 2011
101.831
100.427
99.722
100.525
100.385
Apr 2011
102.309
100.713
99.700
99.933
100.041
May 2011
102.635
100.986
99.620
101.106
100.426
Jun 2011
102.635
100.893
99.366
101.071
99.838
Jul 2011
102.904
101.528
99.214
100.883
98.914
Aug 2011
103.228
101.565
99.104
101.336
99.881
Sep 2011
103.452
102.257
99.369
100.984
99.789
Oct 2011
103.522
102.908
99.719
100.674
100.687
Nov 2011
103.714
103.164
100.192
99.668
99.129
Dec 2011
103.738
103.501
100.461
99.995
98.981
Jan 2012
104.029
104.139
100.955
101.915
101.980
Feb 2012
104.265
104.356
100.492
100.888
100.926
Mar 2012
104.501
104.781
101.230
100.816
101.641
Apr 2012
104.680
105.119
101.386
100.874
101.989
May 2012
104.423
105.519
101.803
101.363
102.817
Jun 2012
104.324
105.781
101.878
103.816
104.285
Jul 2012
104.310
105.993
101.949
104.078
104.097
Aug 2012
104.935
106.571
101.709
103.352
104.232
Sep 2012
105.457
106.887
102.044
103.136
103.506
Oct 2012
105.762
106.466
101.756
103.909
103.836
Nov 2012
105.590
106.599
102.344
103.288
103.715
Dec 2012
105.587
106.699
102.907
103.706
105.087
Jan 2013
105.755
107.046
104.551
103.783
105.284
Feb 2013
106.378
107.527
104.574
103.191
104.759
Mar 2013
106.062
107.775
105.121
102.909
104.658
Apr 2013
105.853
107.749
105.297
102.078
104.126
May 2013
105.871
107.854
105.274
102.882
105.554
Jun 2013
106.082
107.961
105.479
103.495
105.556
Jul 2013
106.261
108.188
105.491
104.092
105.743
Aug 2013
106.489
108.521
105.682
104.386
106.957
Sep 2013
106.669
108.721
105.217
103.864
107.171
Oct 2013
106.740
108.926
105.688
103.623
106.417
Nov 2013
106.928
109.230
106.161
104.901
106.803
Dec 2013
107.219
108.993
105.992
105.032
107.529
Jan 2014
107.488
109.266
106.252
105.375
108.619
Feb 2014
107.572
109.318
106.085
105.105
109.660
Mar 2014
107.698
109.755
106.780
105.134
108.328
Apr 2014
107.971
109.953
108.031
105.775
108.826
May 2014
108.112
110.268
108.766
105.578
108.260
Jun 2014
108.209
110.553
107.712
105.835
108.975
Jul 2014
108.320
110.430
107.477
106.692
109.614
Aug 2014
108.276
109.969
106.988
106.357
108.798
Sep 2014
108.435
110.312
106.996
105.691
108.566
Oct 2014
108.499
111.010
108.499
105.266
109.167
Nov 2014
108.321
110.747
108.221
104.886
109.182
Dec 2014
107.957
110.975
108.375
105.494
110.481
Jan 2015
107.268
111.188
108.488
105.570
112.491
Feb 2015
107.478
111.329
108.121
106.540
114.606
Mar 2015
107.681
111.196
108.265
107.751
115.911
Apr 2015
107.835
111.547
108.664
108.151
115.845
May 2015
108.145
111.474
109.601
108.311
118.090
Jun 2015
108.395
111.506
108.992
107.999
118.575
Jul 2015
108.537
111.750
109.463
108.181
117.457
Aug 2015
108.523
111.780
109.493
108.149
119.142
Sep 2015
108.425
111.991
110.302
107.845
116.989
Oct 2015
108.635
112.441
109.984
108.020
118.746
Nov 2015
108.796
112.658
110.220
108.674
117.987
Dec 2015
108.677
113.073
110.444
110.172
116.022
Jan 2016
108.707
113.087
109.718
109.306
122.337
Feb 2016
108.525
113.874
110.681
109.372
121.532
Mar 2016
108.622
114.726
108.954
111.926
115.956
Apr 2016
109.065
115.121
108.252
112.128
116.846
May 2016
109.299
115.520
108.656
112.461
117.452
Jun 2016
109.529
116.351
108.330
113.005
121.346
Jul 2016
109.485
116.579
107.697
111.850
124.287
Aug 2016
109.709
116.277
109.510
112.182
123.766
Sep 2016
110.029
115.824
110.333
112.560
125.043
Oct 2016
110.422
116.081
108.792
111.724
123.964
From October 2010 to October 2016, the Consumer Price Index for all items increased 10.4 percent. Over the same period, prices for admission to sporting events; video and audio services (+16.1 percent); and admission to movies, theaters, and concerts (+11.7 percent) all outpaced inflation as measured by the all items index.
These data are from the Consumer Price Index program and are seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "Consumer Price Index — October 2016" (HTML) (PDF).
United States Department of Labor
