Education and communication price inflation, 2017→2025

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Prices for Education And Communication, 2017-2025 ($425,000,000)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for education and communication are 7.01% higher in 2025 versus 2017 (a $29,811,511.18 difference in value).

Between 2017 and 2025: Education and communication experienced an average inflation rate of 0.85% per year. In other words, education and communication costing $425,000,000 in the year 2017 would cost $454,811,511.18 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.29% during this same period, inflation for education and communication was lower.

In the year 2017: Pricing changed by -1.89%, which is below the average yearly change for education and communication during the 2017-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2017 (2.13%), inflation for education and communication was much lower.

Price Inflation for Education and communication since 1993

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1994 (3.87%), 1995 (3.85%), and 1996 (3.40%).

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Buying power of $425,000,000.00 since 2017

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Education and communication, over time, for $425,000,000 beginning in 2017. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2017	$425,000,000.00	-1.89%
2018	$425,870,554.18	0.20%
2019	$428,994,251.06	0.73%
2020	$436,809,360.82	1.82%
2021	$444,008,975.60	1.65%
2022	$447,708,651.25	0.83%
2023	$452,042,981.24	0.97%
2024	$454,751,398.63	0.60%
2025	$454,811,511.18	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

Adjust education and communication prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2017 * 2017 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Education and communication was 136.507 in the year 2017 and 146.082 in 2025:

146.082 / 136.507 * $425,000,000 = $454,811,511.18

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $425,000,000 in 2017 has the same "purchasing power" as $454,811,511.18 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Education and communication).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Education and communication in 1993. In addition to education and communication, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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