According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 71.46% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $687,769,638.48 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 $962,500,000 in the year 1993 would cost $1,650,269,638.48 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 $962,500,000 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 | $962,500,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $999,749,122.49 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $1,038,211,007.11 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $1,073,467,734.68 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $1,108,551,210.51 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $1,129,341,418.41 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $1,139,390,018.90 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $1,154,376,293.76 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $1,185,128,476.28 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $1,215,014,400.14 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $1,236,324,363.24 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $1,256,594,815.95 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $1,280,243,677.44 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $1,314,980,649.81 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $1,346,596,492.21 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $1,392,257,852.58 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $1,434,622,232.47 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $1,463,066,701.92 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $1,480,490,628.66 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $1,507,269,282.69 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $1,530,264,985.15 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $1,548,639,197.64 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $1,556,416,467.91 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $1,566,829,763.30 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $1,537,252,227.52 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $1,540,401,077.76 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $1,551,699,689.50 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $1,579,967,442.17 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $1,606,008,910.09 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $1,619,390,873.91 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $1,635,068,423.18 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $1,644,864,942.40 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $1,650,269,638.48 | 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 |