According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $986,035,199.92 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $1,784,230,000 in the year 1993 would cost $2,770,265,199.92 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 $1,784,230,000 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 | $1,784,230,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $1,823,112,990.76 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $1,859,272,659.20 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $1,916,159,836.34 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $1,959,581,697.62 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $1,987,571,399.14 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $2,005,424,289.83 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $2,031,901,034.51 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $2,063,370,536.76 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $2,089,393,394.39 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $2,114,811,069.28 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $2,136,446,352.07 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $2,150,819,442.04 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $2,181,683,761.55 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $2,191,914,375.70 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $2,227,527,866.73 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $2,247,557,902.31 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $2,228,694,356.45 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $2,229,561,280.72 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $2,256,021,382.87 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $2,267,103,791.72 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $2,272,558,001.12 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $2,280,386,039.80 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $2,300,900,221.58 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $2,330,785,658.02 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $2,342,334,057.57 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $2,372,316,323.24 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $2,404,306,282.64 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $2,462,087,617.27 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $2,573,535,043.93 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $2,676,977,415.96 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $2,717,352,182.16 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $2,770,265,199.92 | 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 |