According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $3,039,514,860.51 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $5,500,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $8,539,514,860.51 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 $5,500,000,000 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 | $5,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $5,619,859,238.53 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $5,731,323,666.58 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $5,906,681,929.96 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $6,040,532,519.29 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $6,126,812,515.90 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $6,181,845,162.38 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $6,263,461,375.39 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $6,360,468,074.28 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $6,440,685,152.21 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $6,519,036,716.70 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $6,585,728,822.18 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $6,630,034,766.39 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $6,725,175,951.84 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $6,756,712,456.54 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $6,866,493,258.71 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $6,928,237,089.80 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $6,870,089,035.87 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $6,872,761,383.87 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $6,954,326,295.26 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $6,988,488,510.13 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $7,005,301,450.01 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $7,029,431,866.36 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $7,092,668,108.20 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $7,184,791,825.66 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $7,220,390,485.88 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $7,312,812,685.49 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $7,411,423,725.94 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $7,589,538,285.42 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $7,933,081,913.00 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $8,251,949,461.54 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $8,376,407,190.71 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $8,539,514,860.51 | 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 |