According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.46% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $7,145,658,581,585,817,600 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 $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $17,145,658,581,585,819,648 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 $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $10,387,003,870,038,700,032.00 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $10,786,607,866,078,660,608.00 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $11,152,911,529,115,293,696.00 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $11,517,415,174,151,741,440.00 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $11,733,417,334,173,343,744.00 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $11,837,818,378,183,782,400.00 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $11,993,519,935,199,350,784.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $12,313,023,130,231,302,144.00 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $12,623,526,235,262,351,360.00 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $12,844,928,449,284,493,312.00 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $13,055,530,555,305,551,872.00 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $13,301,233,012,330,125,312.00 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $13,662,136,621,366,216,704.00 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $13,990,612,906,129,061,888.00 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $14,465,016,650,166,503,424.00 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $14,905,166,051,660,519,424.00 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $15,200,693,006,930,071,552.00 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $15,381,720,817,208,170,496.00 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $15,659,940,599,405,996,032.00 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $15,898,856,988,569,888,768.00 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $16,089,757,897,578,973,184.00 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $16,170,560,705,607,057,408.00 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $16,278,750,787,507,877,888.00 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $15,971,451,714,517,147,648.00 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $16,004,167,041,670,416,384.00 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $16,121,555,215,552,157,696.00 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $16,415,246,152,461,529,088.00 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $16,685,806,858,068,582,400.00 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $16,824,840,248,402,485,248.00 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $16,987,723,877,238,775,808.00 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $17,089,505,895,058,952,192.00 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $17,145,658,581,585,819,648.00 | 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 |