According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.46% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $285,826,343,263,432.75 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.70% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $400,000,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $685,826,343,263,432.75 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for education and communication was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $400,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1993. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | $400,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $415,480,154,801,548.00 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $431,464,314,643,146.50 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $446,116,461,164,611.69 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $460,696,606,966,069.69 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $469,336,693,366,933.75 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $473,512,735,127,351.25 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $479,740,797,407,974.06 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $492,520,925,209,252.06 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $504,941,049,410,494.06 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $513,797,137,971,379.81 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $522,221,222,212,222.06 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $532,049,320,493,205.06 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $546,485,464,854,648.63 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $559,624,516,245,162.56 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $578,600,666,006,660.13 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $596,206,642,066,420.75 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $608,027,720,277,202.75 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $615,268,832,688,327.00 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $626,397,623,976,239.88 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $635,954,279,542,795.50 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $643,590,315,903,159.00 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $646,822,428,224,282.25 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $651,150,031,500,315.13 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $638,858,068,580,685.88 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $640,166,681,666,816.63 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $644,862,208,622,086.38 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $656,609,846,098,461.13 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $667,432,274,322,743.38 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $672,993,609,936,099.38 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $679,508,955,089,551.00 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $683,580,235,802,358.13 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $685,826,343,263,432.75 | 0.33%* |
* 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 Education and communication:
| 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 | 85.469 | 88.777 | 92.192 | 95.323 | 98.438 | 100.285 | 101.177 | 102.508 | 105.238 | 107.892 | 109.785 | 111.585 | 113.685 | 116.769 | 119.577 | 123.631 | 127.393 | 129.919 | 131.466 | 133.844 | 135.886 | 137.518 | 138.209 | 139.133 | 136.507 | 136.786 | 137.790 | 140.300 | 142.612 | 143.801 | 145.193 | 146.063 | 146.543 |