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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.35% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $713,547,321,187,497,728 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 $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $1,713,547,321,187,497,728 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% 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 $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $1,038,700,387,003,869,952.00 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $1,078,660,786,607,866,240.00 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $1,115,291,152,911,529,216.00 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $1,151,741,517,415,174,144.00 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $1,173,341,733,417,334,272.00 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $1,183,781,837,818,378,240.00 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $1,199,351,993,519,934,976.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $1,231,302,313,023,130,368.00 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $1,262,352,623,526,235,136.00 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $1,284,492,844,928,449,536.00 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $1,305,553,055,530,555,136.00 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $1,330,123,301,233,012,736.00 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $1,366,213,662,136,621,568.00 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $1,399,061,290,612,906,240.00 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $1,446,501,665,016,650,240.00 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $1,490,516,605,166,051,584.00 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $1,520,069,300,693,007,104.00 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $1,538,172,081,720,817,408.00 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $1,565,994,059,940,599,552.00 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $1,589,885,698,856,988,928.00 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $1,608,975,789,757,897,472.00 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $1,617,056,070,560,705,792.00 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $1,627,875,078,750,787,584.00 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $1,597,145,171,451,714,816.00 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $1,600,416,704,167,041,792.00 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $1,612,155,521,555,216,128.00 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $1,641,524,615,246,152,960.00 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $1,668,580,685,806,857,984.00 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $1,682,484,024,840,248,576.00 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $1,698,772,387,723,877,632.00 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $1,708,950,589,505,895,424.00 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $1,713,547,321,187,497,728.00 | 0.27%* |
* 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 | 146.456 |