According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.83% higher in 2026 versus 1993 (a $4,022,652,106,084.24 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 $5,600,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $9,622,652,106,084.24 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.54% 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 $5,600,000,000,000 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 | $5,600,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $5,816,770,670,826.83 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $6,040,639,625,585.02 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $6,245,943,837,753.51 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $6,450,156,006,240.25 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $6,570,826,833,073.33 | 1.87% |
| 1999 | $6,629,251,170,046.80 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $6,716,614,664,586.58 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $6,895,709,828,393.14 | 2.67% |
| 2002 | $7,069,344,773,790.95 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $7,193,291,731,669.27 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $7,311,232,449,297.97 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $7,448,829,953,198.13 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $7,650,858,034,321.37 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $7,834,976,599,063.96 | 2.41% |
| 2008 | $8,100,654,446,177.85 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $8,347,145,085,803.43 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $8,512,644,305,772.23 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $8,614,024,180,967.24 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $8,769,831,513,260.53 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $8,903,628,705,148.21 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $9,010,534,321,372.86 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $9,055,783,151,326.05 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $9,116,375,195,007.80 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $8,944,280,031,201.25 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $8,962,604,524,180.97 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $9,028,340,093,603.74 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $9,192,812,792,511.70 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $9,344,333,853,354.14 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $9,422,191,107,644.31 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $9,513,409,516,380.66 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $9,570,408,736,349.46 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $9,619,064,742,589.71 | 0.51% |
| 2026 | $9,622,652,106,084.24 | 0.04%* |
* 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 | 146.860 |