Inflation calculator
What is money from the past worth today?
Enter an amount and a year from 1913 to 2026 to see what it buys in September 2026, from the government's monthly record of consumer prices.
What money from each year is worth in September 2026
| Year | $1 then | $100 then | $1,000 then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.05 | $104.66 | $1,046.58 |
| 2020 | $1.30 | $130.19 | $1,301.88 |
| 2015 | $1.42 | $142.16 | $1,421.59 |
| 2010 | $1.55 | $154.52 | $1,545.20 |
| 2005 | $1.73 | $172.53 | $1,725.32 |
| 2000 | $1.96 | $195.67 | $1,956.68 |
| 1995 | $2.21 | $221.11 | $2,211.13 |
| 1990 | $2.58 | $257.88 | $2,578.79 |
| 1985 | $3.13 | $313.24 | $3,132.38 |
| 1980 | $4.09 | $408.87 | $4,088.66 |
| 1975 | $6.26 | $626.09 | $6,260.89 |
| 1970 | $8.68 | $867.84 | $8,678.43 |
| 1965 | $10.69 | $1,069.37 | $10,694 |
| 1960 | $11.39 | $1,139.27 | $11,393 |
| 1955 | $12.58 | $1,258.41 | $12,584 |
| 1950 | $14.00 | $1,400.03 | $14,000 |
| 1945 | $18.73 | $1,872.76 | $18,728 |
| 1940 | $24.05 | $2,405.28 | $24,053 |
| 1935 | $24.55 | $2,454.94 | $24,549 |
| 1930 | $20.18 | $2,017.60 | $20,176 |
| 1925 | $19.21 | $1,920.80 | $19,208 |
| 1920 | $16.81 | $1,681.20 | $16,812 |
| 1915 | $33.33 | $3,333.29 | $33,333 |
| 1913 | $34.09 | $3,409.17 | $34,092 |
Source and date
- Data as of
- The numbers
- Consumer prices since 1913
The calculator uses the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), which BLS has measured every month since 1913. A year's prices are the average of its months (for 2026, the months so far), and today's are those of September 2026, the newest month BLS has published. The index tracks what city households pay for a typical basket of goods and services, so any one thing you buy may have risen faster or slower. It updates itself when BLS publishes a new month.
See how fast prices rise each year in the US inflation rate since 1914, or browse the other inflation charts.