According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 55.26% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $131,744,732,113.97 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, recreation costing $238,392,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $370,136,732,113.97 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 $238,392,000,000 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 | $238,392,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $243,587,178,834.90 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $248,418,493,004.32 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $256,019,221,572.12 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $261,820,841,516.15 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $265,560,561,689.14 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $267,945,896,718.39 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $271,483,469,855.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $275,688,128,211.65 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $279,165,057,237.34 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $282,561,127,448.49 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $285,451,830,068.68 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $287,372,226,914.27 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $291,496,026,456.37 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $292,862,944,716.36 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $297,621,283,805.65 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $300,297,508,420.25 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $297,777,139,170.69 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $297,892,969,422.54 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $301,428,318,941.75 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $302,909,045,983.21 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $303,637,786,049.35 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $304,683,694,815.57 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $307,424,606,481.81 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $311,417,616,891.38 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $312,960,605,220.05 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $316,966,553,039.94 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $321,240,749,977.11 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $328,960,947,443.40 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $343,851,502,437.04 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $357,672,497,461.21 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $363,066,993,273.98 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $370,136,732,113.97 | 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 |