According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 36.34% higher in 2025 versus 2000 (a $1,090,157,669,396.87 difference in value).
Between 2000 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.25% per year. In other words, recreation costing $3,000,000,000,000 in the year 2000 would cost $4,090,157,669,396.87 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 2000: Pricing changed by 1.32%, which is above the average yearly change for recreation during the 2000-2025 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 $3,000,000,000,000 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 | $3,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $3,046,463,142,218.91 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $3,084,884,586,746.09 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $3,122,412,509,307.52 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $3,154,355,919,583.02 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $3,175,577,066,269.55 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $3,221,146,686,522.71 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $3,236,251,675,353.69 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $3,288,833,209,233.06 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $3,318,406,552,494.42 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $3,290,555,472,822.04 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $3,291,835,443,037.97 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $3,330,902,457,185.41 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $3,347,265,078,183.17 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $3,355,317,944,899.48 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $3,366,875,651,526.43 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $3,397,163,812,360.39 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $3,441,288,160,833.95 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $3,458,338,793,745.35 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $3,502,606,105,733.43 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $3,549,837,676,842.89 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $3,635,148,920,327.63 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $3,799,695,457,930.01 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $3,952,422,933,730.45 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $4,012,034,251,675.35 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $4,090,157,669,396.87 | 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 |