According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 42.96% higher in 2025 versus 2000 (a $4,295,768,610,235,631,616 difference in value).
Between 2000 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.44% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 2000 would cost $14,295,768,610,235,631,616 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for education and communication was lower.
In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 1.32%, which is below the average yearly change for education and communication during the 2000-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), 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 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $10,266,396,518,084,947,968.00 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $10,525,288,908,899,895,296.00 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $10,709,890,439,741,859,840.00 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $10,885,487,017,859,823,616.00 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $11,090,349,692,330,784,768.00 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $11,391,265,195,857,723,392.00 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $11,665,143,328,830,857,216.00 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $12,060,693,381,359,749,120.00 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $12,427,682,725,499,027,456.00 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $12,674,088,248,536,696,832.00 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $12,825,026,264,445,444,096.00 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $13,057,001,350,742,908,928.00 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $13,256,205,913,252,290,560.00 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $13,415,375,956,776,226,816.00 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $13,482,748,011,406,274,560.00 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $13,572,955,125,318,926,336.00 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $13,316,734,203,812,098,048.00 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $13,344,011,706,438,541,312.00 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $13,441,888,038,421,135,360.00 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $13,686,762,719,495,727,104.00 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $13,912,351,793,486,419,968.00 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $14,028,275,551,553,357,824.00 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $14,164,085,246,885,791,744.00 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $14,248,949,422,182,201,344.00 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $14,295,768,610,235,631,616.00 | 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 |