According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 52.26% higher in 2024 versus 1993 (a $783,868,396.51 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2024: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.37% per year. In other words, recreation costing $1,500,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $2,283,868,396.51 in 2024 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 $1,500,000,000 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 | $1,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $1,532,688,883.24 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $1,563,088,272.70 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $1,610,913,253.63 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $1,647,417,959.81 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $1,670,948,867.97 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $1,685,957,771.56 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $1,708,216,738.74 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $1,734,673,111.17 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $1,756,550,496.06 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $1,777,919,104.55 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $1,796,107,860.60 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $1,808,191,299.92 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $1,834,138,895.96 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $1,842,739,760.88 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $1,872,679,979.65 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $1,889,519,206.31 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $1,873,660,646.15 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $1,874,389,468.33 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $1,896,634,444.16 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $1,905,951,411.85 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $1,910,536,759.09 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $1,917,117,781.73 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $1,934,364,029.51 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $1,959,488,679.73 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $1,969,197,405.24 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $1,994,403,459.68 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $2,021,297,379.80 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $2,069,874,077.84 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $2,163,567,794.45 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $2,250,531,671.33 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $2,283,868,396.51 | 1.48%* |
* 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 |
| 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 | 138.121 |