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US Inflation Calculator: The Value of a Dollar Since 1913
Find out what an amount of US dollars from any year since 1913 is worth in another year, or what today's money would have been worth in the past, using the official Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the total rise in prices and the average yearly inflation rate.
US Inflation Calculator: The Value of a Dollar Since 1913: The amount is multiplied by the ratio of the Consumer Price Index in the two years, using annual averages of the CPI-U, the index for all urban consumers, published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics since 1913. $100 in 2000 is worth about $182 in 2024, because the index rose from 172.2 to 313.689. For the current year, the months published so far are averaged. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.
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2026 uses the months published so far, up to August 2026.
Uses the US Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, annual averages since 1913: value × CPI of the later year ÷ CPI of the earlier year. It measures an average basket of consumer prices; rent, wages, and the prices you pay may have changed differently.
How inflation adds up
At 3% a year, prices double in about 23 years; at 2%, in about 35. The average yearly rate shown is the steady rate that gives the same total change.
Source
Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted (series CUUR0000SA0), 1982–84 = 100.
How to use it
- Enter an amount in US dollars.
- Choose the year it is from and the year to compare.
- Read the equivalent amount and how much prices changed.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as the government's own calculator?
It uses the same CPI-U figures. The BLS calculator compares single months; this one uses yearly averages, so results can differ by a percent or two.
Does it work for other countries?
No: each country measures its own prices. Use the index from that country's statistics office.
Why does my own cost of living feel different?
The CPI is an average basket of goods and services. Rent, healthcare, or tuition may have risen faster or slower than the average.
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