Prices are up 6.1% since January 2025: $100 then buys what $106.07 buys in September 2026. The 12-month inflation rate is 3.7%.
Official CPI-U data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1913 to September 2026.
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$100.00 in 2000 has the same buying power as
$195.67
in September 2026.
Prices rose 95.7% between these dates, an average of 2.59% a year. CPI-U 172.200 → 336.940.
12-month percent change in CPI-U (not seasonally adjusted). Dashed lines mark the inaugurations of January 20, 2017, 2021 and 2025. Source: FRED CPIAUCNS.
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What $100 in each year’s average prices is worth in September 2026. Inflation is the December-to-December change.
| Year | Avg. CPI-U | Inflation | $100 then = September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 332.243 | 3.7% | $101.41 |
| 2025* | 321.943 | 2.7% | $104.66 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9% | $107.41 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | 3.4% | $110.58 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 6.5% | $115.13 |
| 2021 | 270.970 | 7.0% | $124.35 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.4% | $130.19 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 2.3% | $131.79 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 1.9% | $134.18 |
| 2017 | 245.120 | 2.1% | $137.46 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 2.1% | $140.39 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.7% | $142.16 |
| 2014 | 236.736 | 0.8% | $142.33 |
| 2013 | 232.957 | 1.5% | $144.64 |
| 2012 | 229.594 | 1.7% | $146.75 |
| 2011 | 224.939 | 3.0% | $149.79 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | 1.5% | $154.52 |
| 2009 | 214.537 | 2.7% | $157.05 |
| 2008 | 215.303 | 0.1% | $156.50 |
| 2007 | 207.342 | 4.1% | $162.50 |
| 2006 | 201.592 | 2.5% | $167.14 |
| 2005 | 195.292 | 3.4% | $172.53 |
| 2004 | 188.883 | 3.3% | $178.39 |
| 2003 | 183.958 | 1.9% | $183.16 |
| 2002 | 179.875 | 2.4% | $187.32 |
| 2001 | 177.067 | 1.6% | $190.29 |
| 2000 | 172.200 | 3.4% | $195.67 |
| Year | Avg. CPI-U | Inflation | $100 then = September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 166.575 | 2.7% | $202.28 |
| 1998 | 163.008 | 1.6% | $206.70 |
| 1997 | 160.517 | 1.7% | $209.91 |
| 1996 | 156.850 | 3.3% | $214.82 |
| 1995 | 152.383 | 2.5% | $221.11 |
| 1994 | 148.225 | 2.7% | $227.32 |
| 1993 | 144.458 | 2.7% | $233.24 |
| 1992 | 140.317 | 2.9% | $240.13 |
| 1991 | 136.192 | 3.1% | $247.40 |
| 1990 | 130.658 | 6.1% | $257.88 |
| 1989 | 123.967 | 4.6% | $271.80 |
| 1988 | 118.258 | 4.4% | $284.92 |
| 1987 | 113.625 | 4.4% | $296.54 |
| 1986 | 109.608 | 1.1% | $307.40 |
| 1985 | 107.567 | 3.8% | $313.24 |
| 1984 | 103.883 | 3.9% | $324.34 |
| 1983 | 99.600 | 3.8% | $338.29 |
| 1982 | 96.500 | 3.8% | $349.16 |
| 1981 | 90.925 | 8.9% | $370.57 |
| 1980 | 82.408 | 12.5% | $408.87 |
| 1979 | 72.575 | 13.3% | $464.26 |
| 1978 | 65.233 | 9.0% | $516.52 |
| 1977 | 60.608 | 6.7% | $555.93 |
| 1976 | 56.908 | 4.9% | $592.07 |
| 1975 | 53.817 | 6.9% | $626.09 |
| 1974 | 49.308 | 12.3% | $683.33 |
| 1973 | 44.400 | 8.7% | $758.87 |
| 1972 | 41.817 | 3.4% | $805.76 |
| 1971 | 40.492 | 3.3% | $832.12 |
| 1970 | 38.825 | 5.6% | $867.84 |
| 1969 | 36.683 | 6.2% | $918.51 |
| 1968 | 34.783 | 4.7% | $968.68 |
| 1967 | 33.358 | 3.0% | $1,010.06 |
| 1966 | 32.458 | 3.5% | $1,038.07 |
| 1965 | 31.508 | 1.9% | $1,069.37 |
| 1964 | 31.017 | 1.0% | $1,086.32 |
| 1963 | 30.625 | 1.6% | $1,100.21 |
| 1962 | 30.250 | 1.3% | $1,113.85 |
| 1961 | 29.892 | 0.7% | $1,127.20 |
| 1960 | 29.575 | 1.4% | $1,139.27 |
| 1959 | 29.150 | 1.7% | $1,155.88 |
| 1958 | 28.858 | 1.8% | $1,167.57 |
| 1957 | 28.092 | 2.9% | $1,199.43 |
| 1956 | 27.183 | 3.0% | $1,239.51 |
| 1955 | 26.775 | 0.4% | $1,258.41 |
| 1954 | 26.850 | -0.7% | $1,254.90 |
| 1953 | 26.767 | 0.7% | $1,258.80 |
| 1952 | 26.550 | 0.8% | $1,269.08 |
| 1951 | 25.958 | 6.0% | $1,298.00 |
| 1950 | 24.067 | 5.9% | $1,400.03 |
| 1949 | 23.808 | -2.1% | $1,415.22 |
| 1948 | 24.042 | 3.0% | $1,401.48 |
| 1947 | 22.325 | 8.8% | $1,509.25 |
| 1946 | 19.517 | 18.1% | $1,726.42 |
| 1945 | 17.992 | 2.2% | $1,872.76 |
| 1944 | 17.592 | 2.3% | $1,915.34 |
| 1943 | 17.308 | 3.0% | $1,946.69 |
| 1942 | 16.333 | 9.0% | $2,062.90 |
| 1941 | 14.725 | 9.9% | $2,288.22 |
| 1940 | 14.008 | 0.7% | $2,405.28 |
| 1939 | 13.908 | 0.0% | $2,422.58 |
| 1938 | 14.092 | -2.8% | $2,391.06 |
| 1937 | 14.383 | 2.9% | $2,342.57 |
| 1936 | 13.867 | 1.4% | $2,429.86 |
| 1935 | 13.725 | 3.0% | $2,454.94 |
| 1934 | 13.383 | 1.5% | $2,517.61 |
| 1933 | 12.933 | 0.8% | $2,605.21 |
| 1932 | 13.642 | -10.3% | $2,469.93 |
| 1931 | 15.208 | -9.3% | $2,215.50 |
| 1930 | 16.700 | -6.4% | $2,017.60 |
| 1929 | 17.158 | 0.6% | $1,963.71 |
| 1928 | 17.158 | -1.2% | $1,963.71 |
| 1927 | 17.358 | -2.3% | $1,941.08 |
| 1926 | 17.700 | -1.1% | $1,903.62 |
| 1925 | 17.542 | 3.5% | $1,920.80 |
| 1924 | 17.125 | 0.0% | $1,967.53 |
| 1923 | 17.050 | 2.4% | $1,976.19 |
| 1922 | 16.750 | -2.3% | $2,011.58 |
| 1921 | 17.850 | -10.8% | $1,887.62 |
| 1920 | 20.042 | 2.6% | $1,681.20 |
| 1919 | 17.333 | 14.5% | $1,943.88 |
| 1918 | 15.042 | 20.4% | $2,240.04 |
| 1917 | 12.825 | 18.1% | $2,627.21 |
| 1916 | 10.883 | 12.6% | $3,095.93 |
| 1915 | 10.108 | 2.0% | $3,333.29 |
| 1914 | 10.017 | 1.0% | $3,363.79 |
| 1913 | 9.883 | — | $3,409.17 |
* Fewer than 12 months of data. 2026 is a year-to-date average, and its inflation is the 12-month change to September 2026. BLS did not collect CPI data for October 2025 because of the federal government shutdown, so no October 2025 index exists. The 2025 average on this page uses the 11 published months. 1913 has no prior December to compare.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted) rose 6.1% from January 2025, the month of the inauguration, to September 2026. Something that cost $100 in January 2025 cost about $106.07 in September 2026.
Prices rose 3.7% in the 12 months to September 2026, based on the not seasonally adjusted CPI-U, the measure the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for its headline 12-month figure.
$100 in 2000 has the same buying power as $195.67 in September 2026, based on the 2000 annual average CPI-U.
It divides the CPI-U for the later date by the CPI-U for the earlier date and multiplies by your amount. Picking “Annual average” uses the average of that year’s monthly index values. Data are the official U.S. city average CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and retrieved from FRED.
BLS did not collect CPI data for October 2025 because of the federal government shutdown, so no October 2025 index exists. The 2025 average on this page uses the 11 published months.
Results reflect average consumer prices nationwide; prices for individual goods and places change at different rates.
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CPI figures are pulled automatically from the Bureau of Labor Statistics series published on FRED and refreshed twice a day.
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