According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.86% higher in 2026 versus 1993 (a $1,652,779,641,185.65 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 $2,300,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $3,952,779,641,185.65 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.49% 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 $2,300,000,000,000 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 | $2,300,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $2,389,030,811,232.45 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $2,480,976,989,079.56 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $2,565,298,361,934.48 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $2,649,171,216,848.67 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $2,698,732,449,297.97 | 1.87% |
| 1999 | $2,722,728,159,126.37 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $2,758,609,594,383.78 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $2,832,166,536,661.47 | 2.67% |
| 2002 | $2,903,480,889,235.57 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $2,954,387,675,507.02 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $3,002,827,613,104.52 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $3,059,340,873,634.95 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $3,142,316,692,667.71 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $3,217,936,817,472.70 | 2.41% |
| 2008 | $3,327,054,504,680.19 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $3,428,291,731,669.27 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $3,496,264,625,585.02 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $3,537,902,788,611.55 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $3,601,895,085,803.43 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $3,656,847,503,900.16 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $3,700,755,167,706.71 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $3,719,339,508,580.34 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $3,744,225,526,521.06 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $3,673,543,584,243.37 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $3,681,069,715,288.61 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $3,708,068,252,730.11 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $3,775,619,539,781.59 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $3,837,851,404,056.16 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $3,869,828,490,639.63 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $3,907,293,194,227.77 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $3,930,703,588,143.53 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $3,950,687,304,992.20 | 0.51% |
| 2026 | $3,952,779,641,185.65 | 0.05%* |
* 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 | 146.883 |