According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 38.81% higher in 2025 versus 2001 (a $892,640,742,635.77 difference in value).
Between 2001 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 1.38% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $2,300,000,000,000 in the year 2001 would cost $3,192,640,742,635.77 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.47% during this same period, inflation for education and communication was lower.
In the year 2001: Pricing changed by 2.66%, which is above the average yearly change for education and communication during the 2001-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2001 (2.83%), inflation for education and communication was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $2,300,000,000,000 beginning in 2001. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
2001 | $2,300,000,000,000.00 | 2.66% |
2002 | $2,358,000,146,188.14 | 2.52% |
2003 | $2,399,356,772,165.78 | 1.75% |
2004 | $2,438,696,001,754.26 | 1.64% |
2005 | $2,484,591,769,607.49 | 1.88% |
2006 | $2,552,006,432,278.34 | 2.71% |
2007 | $2,613,363,862,290.77 | 2.40% |
2008 | $2,701,979,679,847.96 | 3.39% |
2009 | $2,784,196,988,524.23 | 3.04% |
2010 | $2,839,399,678,386.08 | 1.98% |
2011 | $2,873,214,604,195.60 | 1.19% |
2012 | $2,925,184,416,343.83 | 1.81% |
2013 | $2,969,812,586,799.21 | 1.53% |
2014 | $3,005,471,749,141.14 | 1.20% |
2015 | $3,020,565,236,459.32 | 0.50% |
2016 | $3,040,774,504,787.66 | 0.67% |
2017 | $2,983,372,852,861.63 | -1.89% |
2018 | $2,989,483,882,757.11 | 0.20% |
2019 | $3,011,411,300,343.54 | 0.73% |
2020 | $3,066,271,032,819.24 | 1.82% |
2021 | $3,116,810,174,694.83 | 1.65% |
2022 | $3,142,780,790,877.86 | 0.83% |
2023 | $3,173,206,490,753.60 | 0.97% |
2024 | $3,192,218,770,557.71 | 0.60% |
2025 | $3,192,640,742,635.77 | 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 |