Recreational reading materials price inflation, 2025→2026

Recreational Reading Materials Inflation Calculator

Prices for Recreational Reading Materials, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreational reading materials are 0.81% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.16 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Recreational reading materials experienced an average inflation rate of 0.81% per year. In other words, recreational reading materials costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.16 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for recreational reading materials was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 2%, which is above the average yearly change for recreational reading materials during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for recreational reading materials was lower.

Price Inflation for Recreational reading materials since 1977

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (10.90%), 1981 (10.58%), and 1982 (9.85%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreational reading materials, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	2.00%
2026	$20.16	0.81%*

* 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 Recreational reading materials:

Year	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	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	63.300	65.133	70.050	77.683	85.900	94.358	101.175	104.475	110.683	115.617	119.492	124.275	129.533	136.150	144.717	150.858	156.200	161.333	168.117	176.408	179.008	184.125	186.100	188.283	191.442	195.767	197.508	201.175	203.917	205.342	207.330	211.981	220.277	220.671	219.613	223.884	231.969	236.675	240.684	240.665	241.549	246.308	255.569	266.970	273.690	284.650	285.616	288.096	293.864	296.239

Adjust recreational reading materials prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Recreational reading materials was 293.864 in the year 2025 and 296.239 in 2026:

296.239 / 293.864 * $20 = $20.16

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.16 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Recreational reading materials).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Recreational reading materials in 1977. In addition to recreational reading materials, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.