According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 42.96% higher in 2025 versus 2000 (a $107,394,215,255,890.80 difference in value).
Between 2000 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.44% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $250,000,000,000,000 in the year 2000 would cost $357,394,215,255,890.81 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.
In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 1.32%, which is below the average yearly change for education and communication during the 2000-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for education and communication was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $250,000,000,000,000 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $250,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $256,659,912,952,123.69 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $263,132,222,722,497.38 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $267,747,260,993,546.47 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $272,137,175,446,495.59 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $277,258,742,308,269.59 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $284,781,629,896,443.06 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $291,628,583,220,771.50 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $301,517,334,533,993.75 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $310,692,068,137,475.69 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $316,852,206,213,417.38 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $320,625,656,611,136.06 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $326,425,033,768,572.75 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $331,405,147,831,307.25 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $335,384,398,919,405.69 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $337,068,700,285,156.88 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $339,323,878,132,973.19 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $332,918,355,095,302.44 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $333,600,292,660,963.56 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $336,047,200,960,528.38 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $342,169,067,987,393.19 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $347,808,794,837,160.50 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $350,706,888,788,833.94 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $354,102,131,172,144.75 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $356,223,735,554,555.06 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $357,394,215,255,890.81 | 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 |