According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 58.78% higher in 2025 versus 1995 (a $2,938,851,063.83 difference in value).
Between 1995 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.55% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $5,000,000,000 in the year 1995 would cost $7,938,851,063.83 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.50% during this same period, inflation for education and communication was lower.
In the year 1995: Pricing changed by 3.85%, which is above the average yearly change for education and communication during the 1995-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1995 (2.81%), inflation for education and communication was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $5,000,000,000 beginning in 1995. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1995 | $5,000,000,000.00 | 3.85% |
1996 | $5,169,795,577.81 | 3.40% |
1997 | $5,338,756,779.31 | 3.27% |
1998 | $5,438,881,935.75 | 1.88% |
1999 | $5,487,275,761.37 | 0.89% |
2000 | $5,559,449,311.64 | 1.32% |
2001 | $5,707,551,105.55 | 2.66% |
2002 | $5,851,481,017.94 | 2.52% |
2003 | $5,954,109,303.30 | 1.75% |
2004 | $6,051,731,330.83 | 1.64% |
2005 | $6,165,623,696.29 | 1.88% |
2006 | $6,332,916,145.18 | 2.71% |
2007 | $6,485,177,304.96 | 2.40% |
2008 | $6,705,081,351.69 | 3.39% |
2009 | $6,909,107,217.36 | 3.04% |
2010 | $7,046,095,118.90 | 1.98% |
2011 | $7,130,008,343.76 | 1.19% |
2012 | $7,258,973,717.15 | 1.81% |
2013 | $7,369,720,483.94 | 1.53% |
2014 | $7,458,210,262.83 | 1.20% |
2015 | $7,495,665,415.10 | 0.50% |
2016 | $7,545,815,602.84 | 0.67% |
2017 | $7,403,370,880.27 | -1.89% |
2018 | $7,418,535,669.59 | 0.20% |
2019 | $7,472,949,520.23 | 0.73% |
2020 | $7,609,086,357.95 | 1.82% |
2021 | $7,734,501,460.16 | 1.65% |
2022 | $7,798,948,685.86 | 0.83% |
2023 | $7,874,451,397.58 | 0.97% |
2024 | $7,921,631,205.67 | 0.60% |
2025 | $7,938,851,063.83 | 0.22%* |
* 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 | 146.380 |