According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $91,185,445,815.31 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $165,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $256,185,445,815.31 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 $165,000,000,000 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 | $165,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $168,595,777,155.94 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $171,939,709,997.46 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $177,200,457,898.75 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $181,215,975,578.73 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $183,804,375,476.98 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $185,455,354,871.53 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $187,903,841,261.77 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $190,814,042,228.44 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $193,220,554,566.27 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $195,571,101,500.89 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $197,571,864,665.48 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $198,901,042,991.61 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $201,755,278,555.08 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $202,701,373,696.26 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $205,994,797,761.38 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $207,847,112,693.97 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $206,102,671,076.06 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $206,182,841,516.15 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $208,629,788,857.80 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $209,654,655,303.99 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $210,159,043,500.38 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $210,882,955,990.84 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $212,780,043,245.99 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $215,543,754,769.78 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $216,611,714,576.44 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $219,384,380,564.74 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $222,342,711,778.17 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $227,686,148,562.71 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $237,992,457,389.98 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $247,558,483,846.35 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $251,292,215,721.19 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $256,185,445,815.31 | 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 |