According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $552,639,065,547,358,720 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $1,552,639,065,547,358,976 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 $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $1,021,792,588,823,878,656.00 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $1,042,058,848,469,431,296.00 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $1,073,942,169,083,354,624.00 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $1,098,278,639,871,110,016.00 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $1,113,965,911,981,684,224.00 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $1,123,971,847,706,266,624.00 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $1,138,811,159,162,214,912.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $1,156,448,740,778,427,904.00 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $1,171,033,664,037,988,608.00 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $1,185,279,403,035,699,200.00 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $1,197,405,240,396,845,568.00 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $1,205,460,866,615,789,056.00 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $1,222,759,263,970,151,936.00 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $1,228,493,173,916,730,368.00 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $1,248,453,319,765,963,008.00 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $1,259,679,470,872,551,680.00 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $1,249,107,097,430,679,552.00 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $1,249,592,978,885,779,712.00 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $1,264,422,962,774,527,488.00 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $1,270,634,274,569,660,160.00 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $1,273,691,172,729,585,664.00 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $1,278,078,521,156,618,496.00 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $1,289,576,019,672,687,360.00 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $1,306,325,786,483,507,456.00 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $1,312,798,270,160,264,704.00 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $1,329,602,306,452,980,736.00 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $1,347,531,586,534,384,896.00 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $1,379,916,051,895,192,320.00 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $1,442,378,529,636,224,768.00 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $1,500,354,447,553,633,536.00 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $1,522,983,125,582,973,184.00 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $1,552,639,065,547,358,976.00 | 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 |