According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $362,531,227 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $656,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $1,018,531,227 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $656,000,000 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 | $656,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $670,295,938.27 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $683,590,604.60 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $704,506,062.92 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $720,470,787.76 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $730,761,638.26 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $737,325,532.10 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $747,060,120.41 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $758,630,373.95 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $768,198,083.61 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $777,543,288.39 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $785,497,837.70 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $790,782,328.50 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $802,130,077.16 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $805,891,522.09 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $818,985,377.77 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $826,349,732.89 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $819,414,255.91 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $819,732,994.15 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $829,461,463.58 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $833,536,084.12 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $835,541,409.31 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $838,419,509.88 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $845,961,868.91 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $856,949,715.93 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $861,195,665.23 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $872,219,113.03 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $883,980,720.77 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $905,224,930.04 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $946,200,315.44 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $984,232,517.60 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $999,076,930.38 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $1,018,531,227.00 | 1.95%* |
* 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 | 2025 |
| 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 | 138.158 | 140.848 |