According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.46% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $654,542,326.07 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 $916,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $1,570,542,326.07 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 $916,000,000 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 | $916,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $951,449,554.50 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $988,053,280.53 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $1,021,606,696.07 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $1,054,995,229.95 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $1,074,781,027.81 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $1,084,344,163.44 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $1,098,606,426.06 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $1,127,872,918.73 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $1,156,315,003.15 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $1,176,595,445.95 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $1,195,886,598.87 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $1,218,392,943.93 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $1,251,451,714.52 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $1,281,540,142.20 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $1,324,995,525.16 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $1,365,313,210.33 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $1,392,383,479.43 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $1,408,965,626.86 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $1,434,450,558.91 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $1,456,335,300.15 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $1,473,821,823.42 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $1,481,223,360.63 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $1,491,133,572.14 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $1,462,984,977.05 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $1,465,981,701.02 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $1,476,734,457.74 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $1,503,636,547.57 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $1,528,419,908.20 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $1,541,155,366.75 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $1,556,075,507.16 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $1,565,398,739.99 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $1,570,542,326.07 | 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 |