According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 36.34% higher in 2025 versus 2000 (a $16,715,750,930.75 difference in value).
Between 2000 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.25% per year. In other words, recreation costing $46,000,000,000 in the year 2000 would cost $62,715,750,930.75 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 $46,000,000,000 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 | $46,000,000,000.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $46,712,434,847.36 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $47,301,563,663.44 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $47,876,991,809.38 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $48,366,790,766.94 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $48,692,181,682.80 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $49,390,915,860.01 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $49,622,525,688.76 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $50,428,775,874.91 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $50,882,233,804.91 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $50,455,183,916.60 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $50,474,810,126.58 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $51,073,837,676.84 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $51,324,731,198.81 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $51,448,208,488.46 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $51,625,426,656.74 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $52,089,845,122.86 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $52,766,418,466.12 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $53,027,861,504.10 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $53,706,626,954.58 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $54,430,844,378.26 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $55,738,950,111.69 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $58,261,997,021.59 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $60,603,818,317.20 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $61,517,858,525.69 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $62,715,750,930.75 | 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 |