According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 53.73% higher in 2025 versus 1996 (a $3,009,024,451,258.88 difference in value).
Between 1996 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.49% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $5,600,000,000,000 in the year 1996 would cost $8,609,024,451,258.88 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 1996: Pricing changed by 3.40%, which is above the average yearly change for education and communication during the 1996-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1996 (2.93%), inflation for education and communication was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $5,600,000,000,000 beginning in 1996. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $5,600,000,000,000.00 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $5,783,021,304,067.14 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $5,891,478,373,143.96 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $5,943,899,289,864.43 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $6,022,078,760,490.64 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $6,182,504,841,833.44 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $6,338,411,878,631.37 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $6,449,580,374,435.12 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $6,555,326,016,785.02 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $6,678,695,932,859.91 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $6,859,909,619,109.10 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $7,024,841,187,863.14 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $7,263,044,544,867.66 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $7,484,048,418,334.41 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $7,632,435,765,009.68 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $7,723,331,826,985.15 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $7,863,029,051,000.65 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $7,982,991,607,488.70 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $8,078,845,061,329.89 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $8,119,417,043,253.71 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $8,173,740,477,727.57 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $8,019,442,220,787.61 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $8,035,868,947,708.20 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $8,094,810,845,706.91 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $8,242,276,307,295.03 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $8,378,127,824,402.84 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $8,447,938,024,531.96 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $8,529,723,692,704.97 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $8,580,829,567,462.88 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $8,609,024,451,258.88 | 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 |