Education and communication price history from 1998 through 2021

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Prices for Education And Communication, 1998-2021 ($10)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication were 42.01% higher in 2021 versus 1998 (a $4.20 difference in value).

Between 1998 and 2021: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.54% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $10 in the year 1998 would cost $14.20 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.21% during this same period, inflation for education and communication was lower.

In the year 1998: Pricing changed by 1.81%, which is above the average yearly change for education and communication during the 1998-2021 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1998 (1.55%), inflation for education and communication was higher.

Price Inflation for Education and communication since 1993

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1994 (3.86%), 1995 (3.79%), and 1996 (3.42%).

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
CPI	85.567	88.867	92.233	95.392	98.492	100.275	101.183	102.533	105.242	107.892	109.792	111.567	113.692	116.750	119.573	123.628	127.395	129.924	131.466	133.845	135.886	137.514	138.203	139.133	136.508	136.788	137.792	140.303	142.396

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Buying power of $10 since 1998

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $10 beginning in 1998. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1998	$10.00	1.81%
1999	$10.09	0.91%
2000	$10.23	1.33%
2001	$10.50	2.64%
2002	$10.76	2.52%
2003	$10.95	1.76%
2004	$11.13	1.62%
2005	$11.34	1.90%
2006	$11.64	2.69%
2007	$11.92	2.42%
2008	$12.33	3.39%
2009	$12.70	3.05%
2010	$12.96	1.98%
2011	$13.11	1.19%
2012	$13.35	1.81%
2013	$13.55	1.53%
2014	$13.71	1.20%
2015	$13.78	0.50%
2016	$13.88	0.67%
2017	$13.61	-1.89%
2018	$13.64	0.21%
2019	$13.74	0.73%
2020	$13.99	1.82%
2021	$14.20	1.49%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for education and communication, 1998-2021

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2021 / CPI in 1998 * 1998 USD value = 2021 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Education and communication was 100.275 in the year 1998 and 142.396 in 2021:

142.396 / 100.275 * $10 = $14.20

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $10 in 1998 has the same "purchasing power" as $14.20 in 2021 (in the CPI category of Education and communication).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Education and communication in 1993. In addition to education and communication, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.