US Inflation CalculatorUS inflation by year, 1914 to 2024
The change in the average consumer price index from the previous year, for every year with a full 12 months of data, and what $100 of that year is worth in October 2026.
| Year | Average index | Inflation | $100 is now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 313.7 | 2.9% | $107.59 |
| 2023 | 304.7 | 4.1% | $110.77 |
| 2022 | 292.7 | 8.0% | $115.33 |
| 2021 | 271.0 | 4.7% | $124.56 |
| 2020 | 258.8 | 1.2% | $130.41 |
| 2019 | 255.7 | 1.8% | $132.02 |
| 2018 | 251.1 | 2.4% | $134.41 |
| 2017 | 245.1 | 2.1% | $137.69 |
| 2016 | 240.0 | 1.3% | $140.63 |
| 2015 | 237.0 | 0.1% | $142.40 |
| 2014 | 236.7 | 1.6% | $142.57 |
| 2013 | 233.0 | 1.5% | $144.88 |
| 2012 | 229.6 | 2.1% | $147.00 |
| 2011 | 224.9 | 3.2% | $150.05 |
| 2010 | 218.1 | 1.6% | $154.78 |
| 2009 | 214.5 | -0.4% | $157.32 |
| 2008 | 215.3 | 3.8% | $156.76 |
| 2007 | 207.3 | 2.9% | $162.78 |
| 2006 | 201.6 | 3.2% | $167.42 |
| 2005 | 195.3 | 3.4% | $172.82 |
| 2004 | 188.9 | 2.7% | $178.69 |
| 2003 | 184.0 | 2.3% | $183.47 |
| 2002 | 179.9 | 1.6% | $187.64 |
| 2001 | 177.1 | 2.8% | $190.61 |
| 2000 | 172.2 | 3.4% | $196.00 |
| 1999 | 166.6 | 2.2% | $202.62 |
| 1998 | 163.0 | 1.6% | $207.05 |
| 1997 | 160.5 | 2.3% | $210.27 |
| 1996 | 156.8 | 2.9% | $215.18 |
| 1995 | 152.4 | 2.8% | $221.49 |
| 1994 | 148.2 | 2.6% | $227.70 |
| 1993 | 144.5 | 3.0% | $233.64 |
| 1992 | 140.3 | 3.0% | $240.54 |
| 1991 | 136.2 | 4.2% | $247.82 |
| 1990 | 130.7 | 5.4% | $258.32 |
| 1989 | 124.0 | 4.8% | $272.26 |
| 1988 | 118.3 | 4.1% | $285.40 |
| 1987 | 113.6 | 3.7% | $297.04 |
| 1986 | 109.6 | 1.9% | $307.92 |
| 1985 | 107.6 | 3.5% | $313.77 |
| 1984 | 103.9 | 4.3% | $324.89 |
| 1983 | 99.6 | 3.2% | $338.87 |
| 1982 | 96.5 | 6.1% | $349.75 |
| 1981 | 90.9 | 10.3% | $371.20 |
| 1980 | 82.4 | 13.5% | $409.56 |
| 1979 | 72.6 | 11.3% | $465.05 |
| 1978 | 65.2 | 7.6% | $517.39 |
| 1977 | 60.6 | 6.5% | $556.87 |
| 1976 | 56.9 | 5.7% | $593.08 |
| 1975 | 53.8 | 9.1% | $627.15 |
| 1974 | 49.3 | 11.1% | $684.49 |
| 1973 | 44.4 | 6.2% | $760.16 |
| 1972 | 41.8 | 3.3% | $807.12 |
| 1971 | 40.5 | 4.3% | $833.53 |
| 1970 | 38.8 | 5.8% | $869.31 |
| 1969 | 36.7 | 5.5% | $920.07 |
| 1968 | 34.8 | 4.3% | $970.32 |
| 1967 | 33.4 | 2.8% | $1,011.77 |
| 1966 | 32.5 | 3.0% | $1,039.83 |
| 1965 | 31.5 | 1.6% | $1,071.18 |
| 1964 | 31.0 | 1.3% | $1,088.16 |
| 1963 | 30.6 | 1.2% | $1,102.08 |
| 1962 | 30.2 | 1.2% | $1,115.74 |
| 1961 | 29.9 | 1.1% | $1,129.11 |
| 1960 | 29.6 | 1.5% | $1,141.20 |
| 1959 | 29.2 | 1.0% | $1,157.84 |
| 1958 | 28.9 | 2.7% | $1,169.54 |
| 1957 | 28.1 | 3.3% | $1,201.46 |
| 1956 | 27.2 | 1.5% | $1,241.61 |
| 1955 | 26.8 | -0.3% | $1,260.55 |
| 1954 | 26.8 | 0.3% | $1,257.02 |
| 1953 | 26.8 | 0.8% | $1,260.94 |
| 1952 | 26.6 | 2.3% | $1,271.23 |
| 1951 | 26.0 | 7.9% | $1,300.20 |
| 1950 | 24.1 | 1.1% | $1,402.40 |
| 1949 | 23.8 | -1.0% | $1,417.62 |
| 1948 | 24.0 | 7.7% | $1,403.86 |
| 1947 | 22.3 | 14.4% | $1,511.81 |
| 1946 | 19.5 | 8.5% | $1,729.35 |
| 1945 | 18.0 | 2.3% | $1,875.93 |
| 1944 | 17.6 | 1.6% | $1,918.58 |
| 1943 | 17.3 | 6.0% | $1,949.99 |
| 1942 | 16.3 | 10.9% | $2,066.39 |
| 1941 | 14.7 | 5.1% | $2,292.10 |
| 1940 | 14.0 | 0.7% | $2,409.36 |
| 1939 | 13.9 | -1.3% | $2,426.68 |
| 1938 | 14.1 | -2.0% | $2,395.11 |
| 1937 | 14.4 | 3.7% | $2,346.54 |
| 1936 | 13.9 | 1.0% | $2,433.97 |
| 1935 | 13.7 | 2.6% | $2,459.10 |
| 1934 | 13.4 | 3.5% | $2,521.88 |
| 1933 | 12.9 | -5.2% | $2,609.62 |
| 1932 | 13.6 | -10.3% | $2,474.12 |
| 1931 | 15.2 | -8.9% | $2,219.25 |
| 1930 | 16.7 | -2.7% | $2,021.02 |
| 1929 | 17.2 | 0.0% | $1,967.04 |
| 1928 | 17.2 | -1.2% | $1,967.04 |
| 1927 | 17.4 | -1.9% | $1,944.37 |
| 1926 | 17.7 | 0.9% | $1,906.84 |
| 1925 | 17.5 | 2.4% | $1,924.05 |
| 1924 | 17.1 | 0.4% | $1,970.87 |
| 1923 | 17.1 | 1.8% | $1,979.54 |
| 1922 | 16.8 | -6.2% | $2,014.99 |
| 1921 | 17.8 | -10.9% | $1,890.82 |
| 1920 | 20.0 | 15.6% | $1,684.05 |
| 1919 | 17.3 | 15.2% | $1,947.18 |
| 1918 | 15.0 | 17.3% | $2,243.84 |
| 1917 | 12.8 | 17.8% | $2,631.66 |
| 1916 | 10.9 | 7.7% | $3,101.17 |
| 1915 | 10.1 | 0.9% | $3,338.94 |
| 1914 | 10.0 | 1.3% | $3,369.49 |
| 1913 | 9.9 | - | $3,414.95 |
How to read it
- Inflation for a year is the average index of that year divided by the average of the year before, minus 1.
- Negative figures are years in which average prices fell.
- 2025 and 2026 are not listed because BLS shows no value for October 2025, so a full 2025 average cannot be made.
Average inflation by decade
| Decade | Average yearly inflation | Highest year | Lowest year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10.0% | 1917 (17.8%) | 1915 (0.9%) |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 1920 (15.6%) | 1921 (-10.9%) |
| 1930s | -2.0% | 1937 (3.7%) | 1932 (-10.3%) |
| 1940s | 5.6% | 1947 (14.4%) | 1949 (-1.0%) |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1951 (7.9%) | 1955 (-0.3%) |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 1969 (5.5%) | 1961 (1.1%) |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 1979 (11.3%) | 1972 (3.3%) |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 1980 (13.5%) | 1986 (1.9%) |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1990 (5.4%) | 1998 (1.6%) |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2008 (3.8%) | 2009 (-0.4%) |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2011 (3.2%) | 2015 (0.1%) |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2022 (8.0%) | 2020 (1.2%) |
The decade table averages the yearly rates listed above (1914 to 2024). It shows how much the pace of price rises differs between periods, which is why one average rate for all years says little about any single decade.
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted, index 1982-84 = 100 (series CUUR0000SA0), January 1913 to October 2026, read through the BLS public data API (bls.gov/cpi) on 13 November 2026.
- BLS shows no value for October 2025 in the data, so that month is left out; yearly figures are the average of the 12 months and are shown only for 1913 to 2024.
- Every result is index arithmetic: amount × (index in the later month ÷ index in the earlier month).
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics read on 13 November 2026; latest month October 2026. This site is independent and not connected with the BLS or any government. The CPI is an average of urban consumer prices and measures nothing about your own spending. Results are estimates, not financial advice.