According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.46% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $100,753,786,000.36 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.70% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $141,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $241,753,786,000.36 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% 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 $141,000,000,000 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 | $141,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $146,456,754,567.55 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $152,091,170,911.71 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $157,256,052,560.53 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $162,395,553,955.54 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $165,441,184,411.84 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $166,913,239,132.39 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $169,108,631,086.31 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $173,613,626,136.26 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $177,991,719,917.20 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $181,113,491,134.91 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $184,082,980,829.81 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $187,547,385,473.85 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $192,636,126,361.26 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $197,267,641,976.42 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $203,956,734,767.35 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $210,162,841,328.41 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $214,329,771,397.71 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $216,882,263,522.64 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $220,805,162,451.62 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $224,173,883,538.84 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $226,865,586,355.86 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $228,004,905,949.06 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $229,530,386,103.86 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $225,197,469,174.69 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $225,658,755,287.55 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $227,313,928,539.29 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $231,454,970,749.71 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $235,269,876,698.77 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $237,230,247,502.48 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $239,526,906,669.07 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $240,962,033,120.33 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $241,753,786,000.36 | 0.33%* |
* 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 |
| CPI | 85.469 | 88.777 | 92.192 | 95.323 | 98.438 | 100.285 | 101.177 | 102.508 | 105.238 | 107.892 | 109.785 | 111.585 | 113.685 | 116.769 | 119.577 | 123.631 | 127.393 | 129.919 | 131.466 | 133.844 | 135.886 | 137.518 | 138.209 | 139.133 | 136.507 | 136.786 | 137.790 | 140.300 | 142.612 | 143.801 | 145.193 | 146.063 | 146.543 |