According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 49% higher in 2025 versus 1995 (a $1,126,936,833,753.76 difference in value).
Between 1995 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.34% per year. In other words, recreation costing $2,300,000,000,000 in the year 1995 would cost $3,426,936,833,753.76 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.
In the year 1995: Pricing changed by 1.98%, which is above the average yearly change for recreation during the 1995-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1995 (2.81%), inflation for recreation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $2,300,000,000,000 beginning in 1995. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,300,000,000,000.00 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $2,370,371,877,288.63 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $2,424,086,581,495.65 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $2,458,711,042,395.64 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $2,480,795,833,672.39 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $2,513,548,702,091.30 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $2,552,477,825,697.78 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $2,584,669,216,372.37 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $2,616,111,970,054.52 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $2,642,875,742,533.97 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $2,660,655,871,104.24 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $2,698,836,357,718.28 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $2,711,492,066,075.35 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $2,755,547,481,487.51 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $2,780,325,494,344.54 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $2,756,990,479,290.42 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $2,758,062,901,782.08 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $2,790,795,182,683.70 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $2,804,504,597,607.62 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $2,811,251,688,501.91 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $2,820,935,307,999.02 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $2,846,312,230,450.00 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $2,883,281,796,728.78 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $2,897,567,662,136.87 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $2,934,657,010,334.45 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $2,974,229,961,754.41 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $3,045,707,950,199.37 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $3,183,573,195,540.73 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $3,311,535,845,064.69 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $3,361,481,162,014.81 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $3,426,936,833,753.76 | 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 |