According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 54.39% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $5,167,418,383.79 difference in value).
Between 1993 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.37% per year. In other words, recreation costing $9,500,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $14,667,418,383.79 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 $9,500,000,000 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 | $9,500,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $9,707,029,593.83 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | $9,899,559,060.46 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $10,202,450,606.29 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $10,433,647,078.78 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $10,582,676,163.83 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $10,677,732,553.21 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $10,818,706,012.04 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $10,986,263,037.40 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $11,124,819,808.36 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $11,260,154,328.84 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $11,375,349,783.77 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $11,451,878,232.85 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $11,616,213,007.72 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $11,670,685,152.21 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $11,860,306,537.78 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $11,966,954,973.29 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $11,866,517,425.59 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $11,871,133,299.41 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $12,012,018,146.36 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $12,071,025,608.41 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $12,100,066,140.93 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $12,141,745,950.99 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $12,250,972,186.89 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $12,410,094,971.59 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $12,471,583,566.52 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $12,631,221,911.30 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $12,801,550,072.08 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $13,109,202,493.00 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $13,702,596,031.54 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $14,253,367,251.76 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $14,468,339,693.04 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $14,667,418,383.79 | 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 |