According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $38,684,734,588.32 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $70,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $108,684,734,588.32 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 $70,000,000,000 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 | $70,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $71,525,481,217.67 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $72,944,119,392.86 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $75,175,951,835.83 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $76,879,504,790.98 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $77,977,613,838.72 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $78,678,029,339.44 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $79,716,781,141.36 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $80,951,411,854.49 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $81,972,356,482.66 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $82,969,558,212.50 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $83,818,366,827.78 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $84,382,260,663.11 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $85,593,148,477.91 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $85,994,522,174.17 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $87,391,732,383.62 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $88,177,562,961.08 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $87,437,496,820.15 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $87,471,508,522.00 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $88,509,607,394.22 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $88,944,399,219.88 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $89,158,382,091.07 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $89,465,496,480.96 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $90,270,321,377.09 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $91,442,805,053.85 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $91,895,878,911.22 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $93,072,161,451.71 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $94,327,211,057.41 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $96,594,123,632.66 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $100,966,497,074.54 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $105,024,811,328.75 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $106,608,818,790.81 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $108,684,734,588.32 | 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 |