According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 36.34% higher in 2025 versus 2000 (a $327,047,300,819,061,833,728 difference in value).
Between 2000 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.25% per year. In other words, recreation costing $900,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 2000 would cost $NaN 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 $900,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $900,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $913,938,942,665,673,932,800.00 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $925,465,376,023,827,316,736.00 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $936,723,752,792,256,151,552.00 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $946,306,775,874,907,013,120.00 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $952,673,119,880,863,678,464.00 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $966,344,005,956,812,931,072.00 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $970,875,502,606,105,837,568.00 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $986,649,962,769,918,066,688.00 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $995,521,965,748,324,794,368.00 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $987,166,641,846,612,393,984.00 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $987,550,632,911,392,210,944.00 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $999,270,737,155,621,781,504.00 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $NaN | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $NaN | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $NaN | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $NaN | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $NaN | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $NaN | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $NaN | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $NaN | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $NaN | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $NaN | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $NaN | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $NaN | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $NaN | 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 |