Consumer prices were 3.7% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier. Over the ten years to 2025, inflation averaged 3.1% a year. Below: every year since 1914, and what a dollar from each is worth today.
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Inflation every year since 1914
What a dollar from each year is worth today
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- 1913$1 then is worth $34.09
- 1920$1 then is worth $16.81
- 1930$1 then is worth $20.18
- 1940$1 then is worth $24.05
- 1945$1 then is worth $18.73
- 1950$1 then is worth $14.00
- 1960$1 then is worth $11.39
- 1965$1 then is worth $10.69
- 1970$1 then is worth $8.68
- 1975$1 then is worth $6.26
- 1980$1 then is worth $4.09
- 1985$1 then is worth $3.13
- 1990$1 then is worth $2.58
- 1995$1 then is worth $2.21
- 2000$1 then is worth $1.96
- 2005$1 then is worth $1.73
- 2008$1 then is worth $1.56
- 2010$1 then is worth $1.55
- 2015$1 then is worth $1.42
- 2019$1 then is worth $1.32
- 2020$1 then is worth $1.30
- 2021$1 then is worth $1.24
- 2022$1 then is worth $1.15
- 2023$1 then is worth $1.11
- 2024$1 then is worth $1.07
Highest and lowest inflation since 1914
| Highest | Inflation | Lowest | Inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 17.8% | 1921 | -10.9% |
| 1918 | 17.3% | 1932 | -10.3% |
| 1920 | 15.6% | 1931 | -8.9% |
| 1919 | 15.2% | 1922 | -6.2% |
| 1947 | 14.4% | 1933 | -5.2% |
Inflation rate by year
Each year's average CPI-U compared with the year before, and what $1 from that year buys in September 2026.
| Year | Inflation | CPI-U (average) | $1 then is worth now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6% | 321.943 | $1.05 |
| 2024 | 2.9% | 313.689 | $1.07 |
| 2023 | 4.1% | 304.702 | $1.11 |
| 2022 | 8.0% | 292.655 | $1.15 |
| 2021 | 4.7% | 270.970 | $1.24 |
| 2020 | 1.2% | 258.811 | $1.30 |
| 2019 | 1.8% | 255.657 | $1.32 |
| 2018 | 2.4% | 251.107 | $1.34 |
| 2017 | 2.1% | 245.120 | $1.37 |
| 2016 | 1.3% | 240.007 | $1.40 |
| 2015 | 0.1% | 237.017 | $1.42 |
| 2014 | 1.6% | 236.736 | $1.42 |
| 2013 | 1.5% | 232.957 | $1.45 |
| 2012 | 2.1% | 229.594 | $1.47 |
| 2011 | 3.2% | 224.939 | $1.50 |
| 2010 | 1.6% | 218.056 | $1.55 |
| 2009 | -0.4% | 214.537 | $1.57 |
| 2008 | 3.8% | 215.303 | $1.56 |
| 2007 | 2.9% | 207.342 | $1.63 |
| 2006 | 3.2% | 201.592 | $1.67 |
| 2005 | 3.4% | 195.292 | $1.73 |
| 2004 | 2.7% | 188.883 | $1.78 |
| 2003 | 2.3% | 183.958 | $1.83 |
| 2002 | 1.6% | 179.875 | $1.87 |
| 2001 | 2.8% | 177.067 | $1.90 |
| 2000 | 3.4% | 172.200 | $1.96 |
| 1999 | 2.2% | 166.575 | $2.02 |
| 1998 | 1.6% | 163.008 | $2.07 |
| 1997 | 2.3% | 160.517 | $2.10 |
| 1996 | 2.9% | 156.850 | $2.15 |
| 1995 | 2.8% | 152.383 | $2.21 |
| 1994 | 2.6% | 148.225 | $2.27 |
| 1993 | 3.0% | 144.458 | $2.33 |
| 1992 | 3.0% | 140.317 | $2.40 |
| 1991 | 4.2% | 136.192 | $2.47 |
| 1990 | 5.4% | 130.658 | $2.58 |
| 1989 | 4.8% | 123.967 | $2.72 |
| 1988 | 4.1% | 118.258 | $2.85 |
| 1987 | 3.7% | 113.625 | $2.97 |
| 1986 | 1.9% | 109.608 | $3.07 |
| 1985 | 3.5% | 107.567 | $3.13 |
| 1984 | 4.3% | 103.883 | $3.24 |
| 1983 | 3.2% | 99.600 | $3.38 |
| 1982 | 6.1% | 96.500 | $3.49 |
| 1981 | 10.3% | 90.925 | $3.71 |
| 1980 | 13.5% | 82.408 | $4.09 |
| 1979 | 11.3% | 72.575 | $4.64 |
| 1978 | 7.6% | 65.233 | $5.17 |
| 1977 | 6.5% | 60.608 | $5.56 |
| 1976 | 5.7% | 56.908 | $5.92 |
| 1975 | 9.1% | 53.817 | $6.26 |
| 1974 | 11.1% | 49.308 | $6.83 |
| 1973 | 6.2% | 44.400 | $7.59 |
| 1972 | 3.3% | 41.817 | $8.06 |
| 1971 | 4.3% | 40.492 | $8.32 |
| 1970 | 5.8% | 38.825 | $8.68 |
| 1969 | 5.5% | 36.683 | $9.19 |
| 1968 | 4.3% | 34.783 | $9.69 |
| 1967 | 2.8% | 33.358 | $10.10 |
| 1966 | 3.0% | 32.458 | $10.38 |
| 1965 | 1.6% | 31.508 | $10.69 |
| 1964 | 1.3% | 31.017 | $10.86 |
| 1963 | 1.2% | 30.625 | $11.00 |
| 1962 | 1.2% | 30.250 | $11.14 |
| 1961 | 1.1% | 29.892 | $11.27 |
| 1960 | 1.5% | 29.575 | $11.39 |
| 1959 | 1.0% | 29.150 | $11.56 |
| 1958 | 2.7% | 28.858 | $11.68 |
| 1957 | 3.3% | 28.092 | $11.99 |
| 1956 | 1.5% | 27.183 | $12.40 |
| 1955 | -0.3% | 26.775 | $12.58 |
| 1954 | 0.3% | 26.850 | $12.55 |
| 1953 | 0.8% | 26.767 | $12.59 |
| 1952 | 2.3% | 26.550 | $12.69 |
| 1951 | 7.9% | 25.958 | $12.98 |
| 1950 | 1.1% | 24.067 | $14.00 |
| 1949 | -1.0% | 23.808 | $14.15 |
| 1948 | 7.7% | 24.042 | $14.01 |
| 1947 | 14.4% | 22.325 | $15.09 |
| 1946 | 8.5% | 19.517 | $17.26 |
| 1945 | 2.3% | 17.992 | $18.73 |
| 1944 | 1.6% | 17.592 | $19.15 |
| 1943 | 6.0% | 17.308 | $19.47 |
| 1942 | 10.9% | 16.333 | $20.63 |
| 1941 | 5.1% | 14.725 | $22.88 |
| 1940 | 0.7% | 14.008 | $24.05 |
| 1939 | -1.3% | 13.908 | $24.23 |
| 1938 | -2.0% | 14.092 | $23.91 |
| 1937 | 3.7% | 14.383 | $23.43 |
| 1936 | 1.0% | 13.867 | $24.30 |
| 1935 | 2.6% | 13.725 | $24.55 |
| 1934 | 3.5% | 13.383 | $25.18 |
| 1933 | -5.2% | 12.933 | $26.05 |
| 1932 | -10.3% | 13.642 | $24.70 |
| 1931 | -8.9% | 15.208 | $22.16 |
| 1930 | -2.7% | 16.700 | $20.18 |
| 1929 | 0.0% | 17.158 | $19.64 |
| 1928 | -1.2% | 17.158 | $19.64 |
| 1927 | -1.9% | 17.358 | $19.41 |
| 1926 | 0.9% | 17.700 | $19.04 |
| 1925 | 2.4% | 17.542 | $19.21 |
| 1924 | 0.4% | 17.125 | $19.68 |
| 1923 | 1.8% | 17.050 | $19.76 |
| 1922 | -6.2% | 16.750 | $20.12 |
| 1921 | -10.9% | 17.850 | $18.88 |
| 1920 | 15.6% | 20.042 | $16.81 |
| 1919 | 15.2% | 17.333 | $19.44 |
| 1918 | 17.3% | 15.042 | $22.40 |
| 1917 | 17.8% | 12.825 | $26.27 |
| 1916 | 7.7% | 10.883 | $30.96 |
| 1915 | 0.9% | 10.108 | $33.33 |
| 1914 | 1.4% | 10.017 | $33.64 |
| 1913 | — | 9.883 | $34.09 |
How these figures are calculated
Inflation for a year compares its average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) with the previous year's average. Today's value of a past dollar divides the latest monthly index (September 2026: 336.94) by that year's average. BLS headlines the change over 12 months each month, which can differ from year-average figures. Full details in our methodology.