According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 39.20% higher in 2026 versus 2000 (a $3,919,835,444,059,043,840 difference in value).
Between 2000 and 2026:Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.28% per year. In other words, recreation costing $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 2000 would cost $13,919,835,444,059,043,840 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.49% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.
In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 1.32%, which is above the average yearly change for recreation during the 2000-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), 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 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $10,154,876,179,720,900,608.00 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $10,283,133,016,052,271,104.00 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $10,408,163,265,306,122,240.00 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $10,514,640,638,864,240,640.00 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $10,584,818,907,800,274,944.00 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $10,737,275,147,213,033,472.00 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $10,787,440,509,800,757,248.00 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $10,962,708,719,851,577,344.00 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $11,061,289,021,537,468,416.00 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $10,968,452,044,849,559,552.00 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $10,972,719,206,259,576,832.00 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $11,102,936,194,240,542,720.00 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $11,157,481,648,785,995,776.00 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $11,184,326,853,270,951,936.00 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $11,222,852,302,976,526,336.00 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $11,323,812,212,632,088,576.00 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $11,470,888,118,093,086,720.00 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $11,527,724,449,463,578,624.00 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $11,675,284,342,986,207,232.00 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $11,832,717,592,966,039,552.00 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $12,117,084,778,575,460,352.00 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $12,665,572,315,882,874,880.00 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $13,174,663,224,973,785,088.00 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $13,373,364,523,675,080,704.00 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $13,662,708,719,851,575,296.00 | 2.16% |
| 2026 | $13,919,835,444,059,043,840.00 | 1.88%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 90.717 | 92.692 | 94.533 | 97.425 | 99.633 | 101.050 | 101.958 | 103.308 | 104.908 | 106.233 | 107.525 | 108.625 | 109.350 | 110.925 | 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 | 141.147 | 143.803 |