According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.66% higher in 2026 versus 1993 (a $6,791,840,616,224.65 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2026:Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.65% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $9,478,500,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $16,270,340,616,224.65 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.50% 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 $9,478,500,000,000 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 | $9,478,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $9,845,403,714,898.60 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $10,224,321,909,126.37 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $10,571,817,618,954.76 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $10,917,464,947,347.90 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $11,121,711,095,943.84 | 1.87% |
| 1999 | $11,220,599,502,730.11 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $11,368,470,017,550.70 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $11,671,604,572,932.92 | 2.67% |
| 2002 | $11,965,497,221,138.85 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $12,175,288,514,040.57 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $12,374,913,709,048.36 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $12,607,809,769,890.80 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $12,949,760,335,413.42 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $13,261,397,445,397.82 | 2.41% |
| 2008 | $13,711,080,922,874.42 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $14,128,288,338,533.54 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $14,408,410,545,046.81 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $14,580,005,035,588.93 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $14,843,722,856,864.28 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $15,070,186,550,312.02 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $15,251,133,850,916.54 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $15,327,721,535,686.43 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $15,430,278,979,621.69 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $15,138,992,549,239.47 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $15,170,008,389,723.09 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $15,281,271,710,218.41 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $15,559,656,438,182.53 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $15,816,119,362,324.50 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $15,947,899,716,751.17 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $16,102,295,018,038.23 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $16,198,771,287,051.49 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $16,281,125,921,899.38 | 0.51% |
| 2026 | $16,270,340,616,224.65 | -0.07%* |
* 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 | 146.805 | 146.708 |