According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $4,531,640,337.49 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $8,200,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $12,731,640,337.49 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 $8,200,000,000 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 | $8,200,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $8,378,699,228.36 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $8,544,882,557.45 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $8,806,325,786.48 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $9,005,884,846.94 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $9,134,520,478.25 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $9,216,569,151.19 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $9,338,251,505.13 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $9,482,879,674.38 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $9,602,476,045.11 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $9,719,291,104.89 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $9,818,722,971.25 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $9,884,779,106.25 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $10,026,625,964.56 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $10,073,644,026.12 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $10,237,317,222.08 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $10,329,371,661.15 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $10,242,678,198.93 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $10,246,662,426.86 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $10,368,268,294.75 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $10,419,201,051.47 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $10,444,267,616.38 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $10,480,243,873.48 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $10,574,523,361.32 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $10,711,871,449.16 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $10,764,945,815.31 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $10,902,738,912.91 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $11,049,759,009.58 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $11,315,311,625.54 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $11,827,503,943.02 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $12,302,906,469.94 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $12,488,461,629.78 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $12,731,640,337.49 | 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 |