According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 70.92% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $78,718,590.59 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.69% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $111,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $189,718,590.59 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.49% during this same period, inflation for education and communication was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $111,000,000 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 | $111,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $115,295,742.96 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $119,731,347.31 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $123,797,317.97 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $127,843,308.43 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $130,240,932.41 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $131,399,784.00 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $133,128,071.28 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $136,674,556.75 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $140,121,141.21 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $142,578,705.79 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $144,916,389.16 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $147,643,686.44 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $151,649,716.50 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $155,295,803.26 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $160,561,684.82 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $165,447,343.17 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $168,727,692.38 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $170,737,101.07 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $173,825,340.65 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $176,477,312.57 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $178,596,312.66 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $179,493,223.83 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $180,694,133.74 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $177,283,114.03 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $177,646,254.16 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $178,949,262.89 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $182,209,232.29 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $185,212,456.12 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $186,755,726.76 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $188,563,735.04 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $189,693,515.44 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $189,718,590.59 | 0.01%* |
* 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 Education and communication:
| 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 | 85.469 | 88.777 | 92.192 | 95.323 | 98.438 | 100.285 | 101.177 | 102.508 | 105.238 | 107.892 | 109.785 | 111.585 | 113.685 | 116.769 | 119.577 | 123.631 | 127.393 | 129.919 | 131.466 | 133.844 | 135.886 | 137.518 | 138.209 | 139.133 | 136.507 | 136.786 | 137.790 | 140.300 | 142.612 | 143.801 | 145.193 | 146.063 | 146.082 |