According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $5,526,390,655,473,586,176 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $15,526,390,655,473,586,176 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 $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $10,217,925,888,238,786,560.00 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $10,420,588,484,694,312,960.00 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $10,739,421,690,833,545,216.00 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $10,982,786,398,711,099,392.00 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $11,139,659,119,816,841,216.00 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $11,239,718,477,062,666,240.00 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $11,388,111,591,622,150,144.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $11,564,487,407,784,278,016.00 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $11,710,336,640,379,887,616.00 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $11,852,794,030,356,992,000.00 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $11,974,052,403,968,456,704.00 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $12,054,608,666,157,891,584.00 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $12,227,592,639,701,518,336.00 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $12,284,931,739,167,303,680.00 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $12,484,533,197,659,629,568.00 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $12,596,794,708,725,514,240.00 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $12,491,070,974,306,795,520.00 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $12,495,929,788,857,796,608.00 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $12,644,229,627,745,273,856.00 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $12,706,342,745,696,598,016.00 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $12,736,911,727,295,854,592.00 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $12,780,785,211,566,184,448.00 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $12,895,760,196,726,872,064.00 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $13,063,257,864,835,069,952.00 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $13,127,982,701,602,648,064.00 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $13,296,023,064,529,807,360.00 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $13,475,315,865,343,848,448.00 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $13,799,160,518,951,921,664.00 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $14,423,785,296,362,248,192.00 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $15,003,544,475,536,334,848.00 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $15,229,831,255,829,729,280.00 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $15,526,390,655,473,586,176.00 | 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 |