Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1918 is worth $2,240.04 today

$2,240.04

Prices in Sep 2026 are 2140.0% higher than the 1918 average, an average inflation rate of about 2.91% per year. The 1918 CPI-U annual average was 15.042; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$562$1,124$1,686$2,247191819311944195719701983199620092022

Common amounts

1918Sep 2026
$1$22.40
$5$112.00
$10$224.00
$20$448.01
$50$1,120.02
$100$2,240.04
$500$11,200.22
$1,000$22,400.44
$10,000$224,004.43

Year by year

Year$100 from 1918Inflation rate
1918$100.0017.3%
1919$115.2415.2%
1920$133.2415.6%
1921$118.67-10.9%
1922$111.36-6.2%
1923$113.351.8%
1924$113.850.4%
1925$116.622.4%
1926$117.670.9%
1927$115.40-1.9%
1928$114.07-1.2%
1929$114.070.0%
1930$111.02-2.7%
1931$101.11-8.9%
1932$90.69-10.3%
1933$85.98-5.2%
1934$88.983.5%
1935$91.252.6%
1936$92.191.0%
1937$95.623.7%
1938$93.68-2.0%
1939$92.47-1.3%
1940$93.130.7%
1941$97.895.1%
1942$108.5910.9%
1943$115.076.0%
1944$116.951.6%
1945$119.612.3%
1946$129.758.5%
1947$148.4214.4%
1948$159.837.7%
1949$158.28-1.0%
1950$160.001.1%
1951$172.587.9%
1952$176.512.3%
1953$177.950.8%
1954$178.500.3%
1955$178.01-0.3%
1956$180.721.5%
1957$186.763.3%
1958$191.862.7%
1959$193.801.0%
1960$196.621.5%
1961$198.731.1%
1962$201.111.2%
1963$203.601.2%
1964$206.201.3%
1965$209.471.6%
1966$215.793.0%
1967$221.772.8%
1968$231.254.3%
1969$243.885.5%
1970$258.125.8%
1971$269.204.3%
1972$278.013.3%
1973$295.186.2%
1974$327.8111.1%
1975$357.789.1%
1976$378.345.7%
1977$402.946.5%
1978$433.687.6%
1979$482.4911.3%
1980$547.8713.5%
1981$604.4910.3%
1982$641.556.1%
1983$662.163.2%
1984$690.644.3%
1985$715.123.5%
1986$728.701.9%
1987$755.403.7%
1988$786.204.1%
1989$824.164.8%
1990$868.645.4%
1991$905.434.2%
1992$932.853.0%
1993$960.393.0%
1994$985.432.6%
1995$1,013.072.8%
1996$1,042.772.9%
1997$1,067.152.3%
1998$1,083.711.6%
1999$1,107.422.2%
2000$1,144.823.4%
2001$1,177.172.8%
2002$1,195.841.6%
2003$1,222.992.3%
2004$1,255.732.7%
2005$1,298.343.4%
2006$1,340.223.2%
2007$1,378.452.9%
2008$1,431.373.8%
2009$1,426.28-0.4%
2010$1,449.681.6%
2011$1,495.443.2%
2012$1,526.392.1%
2013$1,548.751.5%
2014$1,573.871.6%
2015$1,575.740.1%
2016$1,595.621.3%
2017$1,629.602.1%
2018$1,669.412.4%
2019$1,699.661.8%
2020$1,720.631.2%
2021$1,801.464.7%
2022$1,945.638.0%
2023$2,025.724.1%
2024$2,085.472.9%
2025$2,140.342.6%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (series CUUR0000SA0), via the BLS Public Data API. Data retrieved 2026-10-21. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.