According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $165,791,719.66 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $300,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $465,791,719.66 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 $300,000,000 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 | $300,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $306,537,776.65 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $312,617,654.54 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $322,182,650.73 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $329,483,591.96 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $334,189,773.59 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $337,191,554.31 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $341,643,347.75 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $346,934,622.23 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $351,310,099.21 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $355,583,820.91 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $359,221,572.12 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $361,638,259.98 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $366,827,779.19 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $368,547,952.18 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $374,535,995.93 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $377,903,841.26 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $374,732,129.23 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $374,877,893.67 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $379,326,888.83 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $381,190,282.37 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $382,107,351.82 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $383,423,556.35 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $386,872,805.90 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $391,897,735.95 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $393,839,481.05 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $398,880,691.94 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $404,259,475.96 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $413,974,815.57 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $432,713,558.89 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $450,106,334.27 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $456,894,937.67 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $465,791,719.66 | 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 |