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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 70.92% higher in 2025 versus 1993 (a $8,510,117,901.18 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 $12,000,000,000 in the year 1993 would cost $20,510,117,901.18 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 $12,000,000,000 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 | $12,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1994 | $12,464,404,644.05 | 3.87% |
| 1995 | $12,943,929,439.29 | 3.85% |
| 1996 | $13,383,493,834.94 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | $13,820,898,208.98 | 3.27% |
| 1998 | $14,080,100,801.01 | 1.88% |
| 1999 | $14,205,382,053.82 | 0.89% |
| 2000 | $14,392,223,922.24 | 1.32% |
| 2001 | $14,775,627,756.28 | 2.66% |
| 2002 | $15,148,231,482.31 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | $15,413,914,139.14 | 1.75% |
| 2004 | $15,666,636,666.37 | 1.64% |
| 2005 | $15,961,479,614.80 | 1.88% |
| 2006 | $16,394,563,945.64 | 2.71% |
| 2007 | $16,788,735,487.35 | 2.40% |
| 2008 | $17,358,019,980.20 | 3.39% |
| 2009 | $17,886,199,261.99 | 3.04% |
| 2010 | $18,240,831,608.32 | 1.98% |
| 2011 | $18,458,064,980.65 | 1.19% |
| 2012 | $18,791,928,719.29 | 1.81% |
| 2013 | $19,078,628,386.28 | 1.53% |
| 2014 | $19,307,709,477.09 | 1.20% |
| 2015 | $19,404,672,846.73 | 0.50% |
| 2016 | $19,534,500,945.01 | 0.67% |
| 2017 | $19,165,742,057.42 | -1.89% |
| 2018 | $19,205,000,450.00 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | $19,345,866,258.66 | 0.73% |
| 2020 | $19,698,295,382.95 | 1.82% |
| 2021 | $20,022,968,229.68 | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $20,189,808,298.08 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | $20,385,268,652.69 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | $20,507,407,074.07 | 0.60% |
| 2025 | $20,510,117,901.18 | 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 |