According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 52.32% higher in 2024 versus 1993 (a $12,657,674,729.08 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2024: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.37% per year. In other words, recreation costing $24,192,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $36,849,674,729.08 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.51% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $24,192,000,000 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 | $24,192,000,000.00 | - |
1994 | $24,719,206,308.83 | 2.18% |
1995 | $25,209,487,662.17 | 1.98% |
1996 | $25,980,808,954.46 | 3.06% |
1997 | $26,569,556,855.76 | 2.27% |
1998 | $26,949,063,342.66 | 1.43% |
1999 | $27,191,126,939.71 | 0.90% |
2000 | $27,550,119,562.45 | 1.32% |
2001 | $27,976,807,936.91 | 1.55% |
2002 | $28,329,646,400.41 | 1.26% |
2003 | $28,674,279,318.24 | 1.22% |
2004 | $28,967,627,575.68 | 1.02% |
2005 | $29,162,509,285.17 | 0.67% |
2006 | $29,580,992,113.97 | 1.44% |
2007 | $29,719,706,863.39 | 0.47% |
2008 | $30,202,582,711.78 | 1.62% |
2009 | $30,474,165,759.35 | 0.90% |
2010 | $30,218,398,901.04 | -0.84% |
2011 | $30,230,153,345.20 | 0.04% |
2012 | $30,588,920,315.44 | 1.19% |
2013 | $30,739,184,370.39 | 0.49% |
2014 | $30,813,136,850.67 | 0.24% |
2015 | $30,919,275,583.82 | 0.34% |
2016 | $31,197,423,067.92 | 0.90% |
2017 | $31,602,633,426.61 | 1.30% |
2018 | $31,759,215,751.72 | 0.50% |
2019 | $32,165,738,997.71 | 1.28% |
2020 | $32,599,484,141.44 | 1.35% |
2021 | $33,382,929,127.45 | 2.40% |
2022 | $34,894,021,388.96 | 4.53% |
2023 | $36,296,574,795.22 | 4.02% |
2024 | $36,849,674,729.08 | 1.52%* |
* 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 Recreation:
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 |
CPI | 90.715 | 92.692 | 94.531 | 97.423 | 99.631 | 101.054 | 101.962 | 103.308 | 104.908 | 106.231 | 107.523 | 108.623 | 109.354 | 110.923 | 111.443 | 113.254 | 114.272 | 113.313 | 113.357 | 114.703 | 115.266 | 115.543 | 115.941 | 116.984 | 118.504 | 119.091 | 120.615 | 122.242 | 125.180 | 130.846 | 136.105 | 138.179 |