According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 58.52% higher in 2026 versus 1993 (a $406,124,515,891.97 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2026:Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.41% per year. In other words, recreation costing $694,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $1,100,124,515,891.97 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.50% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $694,000,000,000 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 | $694,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $709,109,130,993.94 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $723,198,236,266.76 | 1.99% |
| 1996 | $745,320,044,093.33 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $762,214,220,099.21 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $773,051,993,386.00 | 1.42% |
| 1999 | $780,000,918,611.06 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $790,328,679,037.30 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $802,568,987,690.61 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $812,705,493,294.14 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $822,586,992,467.39 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $831,002,204,666.54 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $836,548,594,525.08 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $848,597,648,355.69 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $852,562,360,830.42 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $866,414,310,123.09 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $874,205,394,084.14 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $866,868,221,568.99 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $867,205,467,573.03 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $877,496,889,582.95 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $881,807,773,286.79 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $883,929,426,786.70 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $886,974,203,564.21 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $894,953,354,767.59 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $906,577,185,375.71 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $911,069,123,645.05 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $922,731,205,217.71 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $935,173,606,467.02 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $957,647,960,683.45 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $1,000,996,503,766.31 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $1,041,231,418,335.48 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $1,056,935,351,828.04 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $1,079,803,053,463.16 | 2.16% |
| 2026 | $1,100,124,515,891.97 | 1.88%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 90.717 | 92.692 | 94.533 | 97.425 | 99.633 | 101.050 | 101.958 | 103.308 | 104.908 | 106.233 | 107.525 | 108.625 | 109.350 | 110.925 | 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 | 141.147 | 143.803 |