The price of short-term travel accommodations has increased slightly faster than prices overall, but only in recent years: Price indices for short-term travel accommodations and overall personal consumption expenditures (PCE), 2000–2016
| Overall consumer goods prices | Short-term accommodations | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 | 100 |
| 2001 | 101.9307 | 101.3374 |
| 2002 | 103.2984 | 101.5139 |
| 2003 | 105.3422 | 103.0112 |
| 2004 | 107.9056 | 108.5361 |
| 2005 | 110.9827 | 112.6608 |
| 2006 | 113.9515 | 117.591 |
| 2007 | 116.806 | 123.4831 |
| 2008 | 120.3703 | 124.785 |
| 2009 | 120.2921 | 118.4581 |
| 2010 | 122.2805 | 119.9578 |
| 2011 | 125.283 | 123.3742 |
| 2012 | 127.6551 | 125.921 |
| 2013 | 129.3525 | 126.922 |
| 2014 | 131.3072 | 132.8804 |
| 2015 | 131.697 | 136.9684 |
| 2016 | 133.2704 | 140.5032 |
Source: Author’s analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) Table 2.4.4.