According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $262,503,556.13 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $475,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $737,503,556.13 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $475,000,000 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 | $475,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $485,351,479.69 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $494,977,953.02 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $510,122,530.31 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $521,682,353.94 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $529,133,808.19 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $533,886,627.66 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $540,935,300.60 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $549,313,151.87 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $556,240,990.42 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $563,007,716.44 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $568,767,489.19 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $572,593,911.64 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $580,810,650.39 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $583,534,257.61 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $593,015,326.89 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $598,347,748.66 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $593,325,871.28 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $593,556,664.97 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $600,600,907.32 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $603,551,280.42 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $605,003,307.05 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $607,087,297.55 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $612,548,609.34 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $620,504,748.58 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $623,579,178.33 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $631,561,095.57 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $640,077,503.60 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $655,460,124.65 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $685,129,801.58 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $712,668,362.59 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $723,416,984.65 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $737,503,556.13 | 1.95%* |
* 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 Recreation:
| 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 | 90.715 | 92.692 | 94.531 | 97.423 | 99.631 | 101.054 | 101.962 | 103.308 | 104.908 | 106.231 | 107.523 | 108.623 | 109.354 | 110.923 | 111.443 | 113.254 | 114.272 | 113.313 | 113.357 | 114.703 | 115.266 | 115.543 | 115.941 | 116.984 | 118.504 | 119.091 | 120.615 | 122.242 | 125.180 | 130.846 | 136.105 | 138.158 | 140.848 |