According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 73.08% higher in 2026 versus 1993 (a $730,826,833,073,323.25 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2026: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.68% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $1,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $1,730,826,833,073,323.25 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.48% during this same period, inflation for education and communication was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1993. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | $1,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $1,038,709,048,361,934.50 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $1,078,685,647,425,897.13 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $1,115,347,113,884,555.50 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $1,151,813,572,542,901.75 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $1,173,361,934,477,379.50 | 1.87% |
| 1999 | $1,183,794,851,794,072.00 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $1,199,395,475,819,032.75 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $1,231,376,755,070,203.00 | 2.67% |
| 2002 | $1,262,382,995,319,813.00 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $1,284,516,380,655,226.50 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $1,305,577,223,088,923.75 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $1,330,148,205,928,237.50 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $1,366,224,648,985,959.75 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $1,399,102,964,118,565.00 | 2.41% |
| 2008 | $1,446,545,436,817,473.00 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $1,490,561,622,464,899.00 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $1,520,115,054,602,184.25 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $1,538,218,603,744,150.00 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $1,566,041,341,653,666.50 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $1,589,933,697,347,894.00 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $1,609,023,985,959,438.50 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $1,617,104,134,165,366.75 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $1,627,924,141,965,678.75 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $1,597,192,862,714,509.00 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $1,600,465,093,603,744.75 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $1,612,203,588,143,525.75 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $1,641,573,712,948,518.00 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $1,668,631,045,241,810.00 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $1,682,534,126,365,054.75 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $1,698,823,127,925,117.50 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $1,709,001,560,062,403.00 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $1,718,129,697,915,189.50 | 0.53% |
| 2026 | $1,730,826,833,073,323.25 | 0.74%* |
* 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 Education and communication:
| Year | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 85.467 | 88.775 | 92.192 | 95.325 | 98.442 | 100.283 | 101.175 | 102.508 | 105.242 | 107.892 | 109.783 | 111.583 | 113.683 | 116.767 | 119.577 | 123.631 | 127.393 | 129.919 | 131.466 | 133.844 | 135.886 | 137.518 | 138.208 | 139.133 | 136.507 | 136.786 | 137.790 | 140.300 | 142.612 | 143.801 | 145.193 | 146.063 | 146.843 | 147.928 |