Inflation, CPI & Purchasing Power · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
U.S. Dollar Purchasing Power & Inflation Calculator (1913-2025)
As consumer prices rise over time, the purchasing power of a single U.S. dollar declines. The table and interactive calculator below show exactly how many 2025 dollars are required to match the buying power of $100 in every year since 1913. In 2025, dollar purchasing power recorded 100.002025 USD ($100 Base), compared with 102.63 in 2024. Across the 113-year archive (1913-2025), readings have ranged between 100.00 (2025) and 3,257.43 (1913).
Series Summary Ledger
- 2025 Reading100.00
- 2024 Reading102.63
- All-Time High (1913)3,257.43
- All-Time Low (2025)100.00
- Reporting Unit2025 USD ($100 Base)
- Series CodeCPIAUCNS
INTERACTIVE BLS CPI-U PURCHASING POWER CALCULATOR (1913-2025)
Source: BLS CPI-U (CPIAUCNS) Calculate What Any Dollar Amount in History Is Worth Today
$100 in 1980 equals
$396.26
in 2025 (+296.3% cumulative inflation)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) · 1913-2025
U.S. Dollar Purchasing Power & Inflation Calculator (1913-2025)
2025 Reading: 100.00 2025 USD ($100 Base)
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DECADE BENCHMARKS (1950s-2020s)
Dollar Purchasing Power by Decade
| Decade | Mean | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,194.52 | 1,104.44 | 1,337.71 |
| 1960s | 1,010.10 | 877.63 | 1,088.56 |
| 1970s | 640.45 | 443.60 | 829.22 |
| 1980s | 311.98 | 259.70 | 390.67 |
| 1990s | 216.02 | 193.27 | 246.40 |
| 2000s | 167.26 | 149.53 | 186.96 |
| 2010s | 136.06 | 125.93 | 147.64 |
| 2020s | 110.25 | 100.00 | 124.39 |
Dollar Purchasing Power Year-by-Year Historical Table (1913-2025)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (CPIAUCNS)| Year | Dollar Purchasing Power (2025 USD ($100 Base)) | Annual Change | CPI-U Index Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100.00 | -2.63 | 321.94 |
| 2024 | 102.63 | -3.03 | 313.69 |
| 2023 | 105.66 | -4.35 | 304.70 |
| 2022 | 110.01 | -8.80 | 292.65 |
| 2021 | 118.81 | -5.58 | 270.97 |
| 2020 | 124.39 | -1.53 | 258.81 |
| 2019 | 125.93 | -2.28 | 255.66 |
| 2018 | 128.21 | -3.13 | 251.11 |
| 2017 | 131.34 | -2.80 | 245.12 |
| 2016 | 134.14 | -1.69 | 240.01 |
| 2015 | 135.83 | -0.16 | 237.02 |
| 2014 | 135.99 | -2.21 | 236.74 |
| 2013 | 138.20 | -2.02 | 232.96 |
| 2012 | 140.22 | -2.90 | 229.59 |
| 2011 | 143.12 | -4.52 | 224.94 |
| 2010 | 147.64 | -2.42 | 218.06 |
| 2009 | 150.06 | +0.53 | 214.54 |
| 2008 | 149.53 | -5.74 | 215.30 |
| 2007 | 155.27 | -4.43 | 207.34 |
| 2006 | 159.70 | -5.15 | 201.59 |
| 2005 | 164.85 | -5.59 | 195.29 |
| 2004 | 170.45 | -4.56 | 188.88 |
| 2003 | 175.01 | -3.97 | 183.96 |
| 2002 | 178.98 | -2.84 | 179.88 |
| 2001 | 181.82 | -5.14 | 177.07 |
| 2000 | 186.96 | -6.31 | 172.20 |
| 1999 | 193.27 | -4.23 | 166.58 |
| 1998 | 197.50 | -3.07 | 163.01 |
| 1997 | 200.57 | -4.69 | 160.52 |
| 1996 | 205.26 | -6.02 | 156.85 |
| 1995 | 211.27 | -5.93 | 152.38 |
| 1994 | 217.20 | -5.66 | 148.23 |
| 1993 | 222.86 | -6.58 | 144.46 |
| 1992 | 229.44 | -6.95 | 140.32 |
| 1991 | 236.39 | -10.01 | 136.19 |
| 1990 | 246.40 | -13.30 | 130.66 |
| 1989 | 259.70 | -12.54 | 123.97 |
| 1988 | 272.24 | -11.10 | 118.26 |
| 1987 | 283.34 | -10.38 | 113.62 |
| 1986 | 293.72 | -5.57 | 109.61 |
| 1985 | 299.30 | -10.61 | 107.57 |
| 1984 | 309.91 | -13.33 | 103.88 |
| 1983 | 323.24 | -10.38 | 99.60 |
| 1982 | 333.62 | -20.46 | 96.50 |
| 1981 | 354.08 | -36.59 | 90.92 |
| 1980 | 390.67 | -52.93 | 82.41 |
| 1979 | 443.60 | -49.92 | 72.58 |
| 1978 | 493.53 | -37.66 | 65.23 |
| 1977 | 531.19 | -34.54 | 60.61 |
| 1976 | 565.72 | -32.50 | 56.91 |
| 1975 | 598.22 | -54.70 | 53.82 |
| 1974 | 652.92 | -72.18 | 49.31 |
| 1973 | 725.10 | -44.79 | 44.40 |
| 1972 | 769.89 | -25.19 | 41.82 |
| 1971 | 795.08 | -34.13 | 40.49 |
| 1970 | 829.22 | -48.41 | 38.82 |
| 1969 | 877.63 | -47.94 | 36.68 |
| 1968 | 925.57 | -39.54 | 34.78 |
| 1967 | 965.11 | -26.76 | 33.36 |
| 1966 | 991.87 | -29.91 | 32.46 |
| 1965 | 1,021.77 | -16.20 | 31.51 |
| 1964 | 1,037.97 | -13.27 | 31.02 |
| 1963 | 1,051.24 | -13.03 | 30.62 |
| 1962 | 1,064.27 | -12.76 | 30.25 |
| 1961 | 1,077.03 | -11.53 | 29.89 |
| 1960 | 1,088.56 | -15.87 | 29.58 |
| 1959 | 1,104.44 | -11.16 | 29.15 |
| 1958 | 1,115.60 | -30.45 | 28.86 |
| 1957 | 1,146.04 | -38.30 | 28.09 |
| 1956 | 1,184.34 | -18.06 | 27.18 |
| 1955 | 1,202.40 | +3.36 | 26.78 |
| 1954 | 1,199.04 | -3.73 | 26.85 |
| 1953 | 1,202.78 | -9.82 | 26.77 |
| 1952 | 1,212.59 | -27.64 | 26.55 |
| 1951 | 1,240.23 | -97.48 | 25.96 |
| 1950 | 1,337.71 | -14.51 | 24.07 |
| 1949 | 1,352.23 | +13.12 | 23.81 |
| 1948 | 1,339.10 | -102.97 | 24.04 |
| 1947 | 1,442.07 | -207.51 | 22.32 |
| 1946 | 1,649.58 | -139.82 | 19.52 |
| 1945 | 1,789.40 | -40.69 | 17.99 |
| 1944 | 1,830.09 | -29.96 | 17.59 |
| 1943 | 1,860.05 | -111.03 | 17.31 |
| 1942 | 1,971.08 | -215.29 | 16.33 |
| 1941 | 2,186.37 | -111.85 | 14.73 |
| 1940 | 2,298.22 | -16.52 | 14.01 |
| 1939 | 2,314.75 | +30.12 | 13.91 |
| 1938 | 2,284.63 | +46.33 | 14.09 |
| 1937 | 2,238.31 | -83.40 | 14.38 |
| 1936 | 2,321.70 | -23.96 | 13.87 |
| 1935 | 2,345.67 | -59.88 | 13.73 |
| 1934 | 2,405.55 | -83.70 | 13.38 |
| 1933 | 2,489.25 | +129.25 | 12.93 |
| 1932 | 2,360.00 | +243.11 | 13.64 |
| 1931 | 2,116.89 | +189.08 | 15.21 |
| 1930 | 1,927.80 | +51.50 | 16.70 |
| 1929 | 1,876.31 | 0.00 | 17.16 |
| 1928 | 1,876.31 | +21.62 | 17.16 |
| 1927 | 1,854.69 | +35.80 | 17.36 |
| 1926 | 1,818.89 | -16.42 | 17.70 |
| 1925 | 1,835.30 | -44.65 | 17.54 |
| 1924 | 1,879.96 | -8.27 | 17.12 |
| 1923 | 1,888.23 | -33.82 | 17.05 |
| 1922 | 1,922.05 | +118.45 | 16.75 |
| 1921 | 1,803.60 | +197.23 | 17.85 |
| 1920 | 1,606.37 | -251.00 | 20.04 |
| 1919 | 1,857.36 | -282.98 | 17.33 |
| 1918 | 2,140.34 | -369.94 | 15.04 |
| 1917 | 2,510.28 | -447.85 | 12.82 |
| 1916 | 2,958.13 | -226.80 | 10.88 |
| 1915 | 3,184.93 | -29.15 | 10.11 |
| 1914 | 3,214.07 | -43.36 | 10.02 |
| 1913 | 3,257.43 | - | 9.88 |
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