According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $106,659,339,650.64 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $193,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $299,659,339,650.64 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 $193,000,000,000 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 | $193,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $197,205,969,643.01 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $201,117,357,754.60 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $207,270,838,633.09 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $211,967,777,495.12 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $214,995,421,012.47 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $216,926,566,607.31 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $219,790,553,718.31 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $223,194,606,970.24 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $226,009,497,159.33 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $228,758,924,785.89 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $231,099,211,396.59 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $232,653,947,256.85 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $235,992,537,946.24 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $237,099,182,565.93 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $240,951,490,714.83 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $243,118,137,878.40 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $241,077,669,804.12 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $241,171,444,924.96 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $244,033,631,815.48 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $245,232,414,991.94 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $245,822,396,336.81 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $246,669,154,583.23 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $248,888,171,796.83 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $252,120,876,791.32 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $253,370,066,140.93 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $256,613,245,145.43 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $260,073,596,201.14 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $266,323,798,015.77 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $278,379,056,219.79 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $289,568,408,377.85 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $293,935,743,237.51 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $299,659,339,650.64 | 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 |