According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $80,398,430.84 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $145,480,904 in the year 1993 would cost $225,879,334.84 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 $145,480,904 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 | $145,480,904.00 | - |
| 1994 | $148,651,309.52 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $151,599,663.30 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $156,238,077.60 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $159,778,569.37 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $162,060,767.90 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $163,516,440.47 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $165,675,276.92 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $168,241,208.24 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $170,363,036.06 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $172,435,519.05 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $174,199,596.83 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $175,371,536.61 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $177,888,123.10 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $178,722,297.50 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $181,626,117.56 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $183,259,308.17 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $181,721,229.73 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $181,791,916.20 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $183,949,395.66 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $184,853,022.92 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $185,297,743.23 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $185,936,018.64 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $187,608,685.12 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $190,045,456.34 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $190,987,079.11 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $193,431,745.50 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $196,040,113.38 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $200,751,434.67 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $209,838,532.40 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $218,272,921.35 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $221,564,961.89 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $225,879,334.84 | 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 |