According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 54.39% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $8,159,081.66 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.37% per year. In other words, recreation costing $15,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $23,159,081.66 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.49% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $15,000,000 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 | $15,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $15,326,888.83 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $15,630,882.73 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $16,109,132.54 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $16,474,179.60 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $16,709,488.68 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $16,859,577.72 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $17,082,167.39 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $17,346,731.11 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $17,565,504.96 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $17,779,191.05 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $17,961,078.61 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $18,081,913.00 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $18,341,388.96 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $18,427,397.61 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $18,726,799.80 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $18,895,192.06 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $18,736,606.46 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $18,743,894.68 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $18,966,344.44 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $19,059,514.12 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $19,105,367.59 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $19,171,177.82 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $19,343,640.30 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $19,594,886.80 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $19,691,974.05 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $19,944,034.60 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $20,212,973.80 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $20,698,740.78 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $21,635,677.94 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $22,505,316.71 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $22,844,746.88 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $23,159,081.66 | 1.38%* |
* 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 | 140.059 |