According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $77,922,108,242.18 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $141,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $218,922,108,242.18 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 $141,000,000,000 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 | $141,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $144,072,755,024.17 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $146,930,297,634.19 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $151,425,845,840.75 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $154,857,288,221.83 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $157,069,193,589.42 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $158,480,030,526.58 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $160,572,373,441.87 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $163,059,272,449.76 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $165,115,746,629.36 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $167,124,395,828.03 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $168,834,138,895.96 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $169,969,982,192.83 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $172,409,056,219.79 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $173,217,537,522.26 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $176,031,918,087.00 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $177,614,805,393.03 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $176,124,100,737.73 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $176,192,610,022.89 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $178,283,637,751.21 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $179,159,432,714.32 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $179,590,455,354.87 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $180,209,071,483.08 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $181,830,218,773.85 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $184,191,935,894.17 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $185,104,556,092.60 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $187,473,925,209.87 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $190,001,953,701.35 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $194,568,163,317.22 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $203,375,372,678.71 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $211,549,977,105.06 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $214,740,620,707.20 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $218,922,108,242.18 | 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 |