According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $6,907,988,319.34 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $12,500,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $19,407,988,319.34 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 $12,500,000,000 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 | $12,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $12,772,407,360.30 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $13,025,735,605.87 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $13,424,277,113.54 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $13,728,482,998.39 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $13,924,573,899.77 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $14,049,648,096.33 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $14,235,139,489.53 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $14,455,609,259.73 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $14,637,920,800.47 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $14,815,992,537.95 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $14,967,565,504.96 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $15,068,260,832.70 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $15,284,490,799.63 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $15,356,164,673.96 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $15,605,666,497.07 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $15,745,993,385.91 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $15,613,838,717.88 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $15,619,912,236.07 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $15,805,287,034.68 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $15,882,928,432.12 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $15,921,139,659.12 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $15,975,981,514.46 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $16,119,700,245.91 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $16,329,072,331.04 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $16,409,978,377.00 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $16,620,028,830.66 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $16,844,144,831.68 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $17,248,950,648.69 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $18,029,731,620.45 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $18,754,430,594.42 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $19,037,289,069.79 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $19,407,988,319.34 | 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 |