According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for recreation are 49% higher in 2025 versus 1995 (a $4,409,752,827,732,118 difference in value).
Between 1995 and 2025: Recreation experienced an average inflation rate of 1.34% per year. In other words, recreation costing $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1995 would cost $13,409,752,827,732,120 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.52% during this same period, inflation for recreation was lower.
In the year 1995: Pricing changed by 1.98%, which is above the average yearly change for recreation during the 1995-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1995 (2.81%), inflation for recreation was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Recreation, over time, for $9,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1995. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 1.98% |
| 1996 | $9,275,368,215,477,256.00 | 3.06% |
| 1997 | $9,485,556,188,461,226.00 | 2.27% |
| 1998 | $9,621,043,209,374,236.00 | 1.43% |
| 1999 | $9,707,461,957,848,482.00 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | $9,835,625,356,009,438.00 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $9,987,956,709,252,176.00 | 1.55% |
| 2002 | $10,113,923,020,587,516.00 | 1.26% |
| 2003 | $10,236,959,882,822,036.00 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | $10,341,687,688,176,416.00 | 1.02% |
| 2005 | $10,411,262,104,320,936.00 | 0.67% |
| 2006 | $10,560,664,008,462,852.00 | 1.44% |
| 2007 | $10,610,186,345,512,246.00 | 0.47% |
| 2008 | $10,782,577,101,472,862.00 | 1.62% |
| 2009 | $10,879,534,543,087,314.00 | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $10,788,223,614,614,698.00 | -0.84% |
| 2011 | $10,792,420,050,451,622.00 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | $10,920,502,888,762,306.00 | 1.19% |
| 2013 | $10,974,148,425,421,108.00 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $11,000,550,085,442,264.00 | 0.24% |
| 2015 | $11,038,442,509,561,396.00 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | $11,137,743,510,456,506.00 | 0.90% |
| 2017 | $11,282,407,030,677,842.00 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | $11,338,308,243,144,274.00 | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $11,483,440,475,221,742.00 | 1.28% |
| 2020 | $11,638,291,154,691,188.00 | 1.35% |
| 2021 | $11,917,987,631,214,906.00 | 2.40% |
| 2022 | $12,457,460,330,376,758.00 | 4.53% |
| 2023 | $12,958,183,741,557,488.00 | 4.02% |
| 2024 | $13,153,621,938,318,824.00 | 1.51% |
| 2025 | $13,409,752,827,732,120.00 | 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 |