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Prices for Recreation, 1993-1993 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation were similar in 1993 versus 1993 (a $0 difference in value).

Between 1993 and 1993: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 0% per year. In other words, recreation costing $1 in the year 1993 would cost $1 in 1993 for an equivalent purchase.

Price Inflation for Recreation since 1993

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (4.53%), 2023 (4.02%), and 1996 (3.06%).

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Buying power of $1.00 since 1993

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $1 beginning in 1993. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1993$1.00-
1994$1.022.18%
1995$1.041.98%
1996$1.073.06%
1997$1.102.27%
1998$1.111.43%
1999$1.120.90%
2000$1.141.32%
2001$1.161.55%
2002$1.171.26%
2003$1.191.22%
2004$1.201.02%
2005$1.210.67%
2006$1.221.44%
2007$1.230.47%
2008$1.251.62%
2009$1.260.90%
2010$1.25-0.84%
2011$1.250.04%
2012$1.261.19%
2013$1.270.49%
2014$1.270.24%
2015$1.280.34%
2016$1.290.90%
2017$1.311.30%
2018$1.310.50%
2019$1.331.28%
2020$1.351.35%
2021$1.382.40%
2022$1.444.53%
2023$1.504.02%
2024$1.521.44%*

* 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:

Year19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI90.71592.69294.53197.42399.631101.054101.962103.308104.908106.231107.523108.623109.354110.923111.443113.254114.272113.313113.357114.703115.266115.543115.941116.984118.504119.091120.615122.242125.180130.846136.105138.061

Adjust recreation prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1993 / CPI in 1993 * 1993 USD value = 1993 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Recreation was 90.715 in the year 1993 and 90.715 in 1993:

90.715 / 90.715 * $1 = $1

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1993 has the same "purchasing power" as $1 in 1993 (in the CPI category of Recreation).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Recreation in 1993. In addition to recreation, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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