Recreation price history from 1993 through 2020

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Prices for Recreation, 1993-2020 ($810,000)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation were 34.73% higher in 2020 versus 1993 (a $281,286.04 difference in value).

Between 1993 and 2020: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.11% per year. In other words, recreation costing $810,000 in the year 1993 would cost $1,091,286.04 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.18% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.

Price Inflation for Recreation since 1993

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1996 (3.07%), 1997 (2.26%), and 1994 (2.17%).

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
CPI	90.733	92.700	94.533	97.433	99.633	101.067	102.000	103.333	104.900	106.200	107.533	108.600	109.367	110.933	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

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Buying power of $810000 since 1993

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $810000 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	$810,000.00	-
1994	$827,556.94	2.17%
1995	$843,923.59	1.98%
1996	$869,812.64	3.07%
1997	$889,452.61	2.26%
1998	$902,248.35	1.44%
1999	$910,580.46	0.92%
2000	$922,483.47	1.31%
2001	$936,469.51	1.52%
2002	$948,074.94	1.24%
2003	$959,977.96	1.26%
2004	$969,500.37	0.99%
2005	$976,344.60	0.71%
2006	$990,330.64	1.43%
2007	$994,883.54	0.46%
2008	$1,011,047.83	1.62%
2009	$1,020,138.76	0.90%
2010	$1,011,577.52	-0.84%
2011	$1,011,970.32	0.04%
2012	$1,023,983.43	1.19%
2013	$1,029,012.45	0.49%
2014	$1,031,485.30	0.24%
2015	$1,035,038.35	0.34%
2016	$1,044,349.49	0.90%
2017	$1,057,915.94	1.30%
2018	$1,063,156.25	0.50%
2019	$1,076,764.36	1.28%
2020	$1,091,286.04	1.35%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for recreation, 1993-2020

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2020 / CPI in 1993 * 1993 USD value = 2020 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Recreation was 90.733 in the year 1993 and 122.242 in 2020:

122.242 / 90.733 * $810,000 = $1,091,286.04

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $810,000 in 1993 has the same "purchasing power" as $1,091,286.04 in 2020 (in the CPI category of Recreation).

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