Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1928 is worth $1,963.71 today

$1,963.71

Prices in Sep 2026 are 1863.7% higher than the 1928 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.08% per year. The 1928 CPI-U annual average was 17.158; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$493$985$1,478$1,970192819401952196419761988200020122024

Common amounts

1928Sep 2026
$1$19.64
$5$98.19
$10$196.37
$20$392.74
$50$981.86
$100$1,963.71
$500$9,818.55
$1,000$19,637.11
$10,000$196,371.05

Year by year

Year$100 from 1928Inflation rate
1928$100.00-1.2%
1929$100.000.0%
1930$97.33-2.7%
1931$88.64-8.9%
1932$79.50-10.3%
1933$75.38-5.2%
1934$78.003.5%
1935$79.992.6%
1936$80.821.0%
1937$83.833.7%
1938$82.13-2.0%
1939$81.06-1.3%
1940$81.640.7%
1941$85.825.1%
1942$95.1910.9%
1943$100.876.0%
1944$102.531.6%
1945$104.862.3%
1946$113.748.5%
1947$130.1114.4%
1948$140.127.7%
1949$138.76-1.0%
1950$140.261.1%
1951$151.297.9%
1952$154.742.3%
1953$156.000.8%
1954$156.480.3%
1955$156.05-0.3%
1956$158.431.5%
1957$163.723.3%
1958$168.192.7%
1959$169.891.0%
1960$172.371.5%
1961$174.211.1%
1962$176.301.2%
1963$178.481.2%
1964$180.771.3%
1965$183.631.6%
1966$189.173.0%
1967$194.412.8%
1968$202.724.3%
1969$213.795.5%
1970$226.275.8%
1971$235.994.3%
1972$243.713.3%
1973$258.776.2%
1974$287.3711.1%
1975$313.659.1%
1976$331.675.7%
1977$353.236.5%
1978$380.187.6%
1979$422.9711.3%
1980$480.2813.5%
1981$529.9210.3%
1982$562.416.1%
1983$580.483.2%
1984$605.444.3%
1985$626.913.5%
1986$638.811.9%
1987$662.213.7%
1988$689.224.1%
1989$722.494.8%
1990$761.495.4%
1991$793.734.2%
1992$817.783.0%
1993$841.913.0%
1994$863.872.6%
1995$888.102.8%
1996$914.132.9%
1997$935.502.3%
1998$950.021.6%
1999$970.812.2%
2000$1,003.593.4%
2001$1,031.962.8%
2002$1,048.321.6%
2003$1,072.122.3%
2004$1,100.832.7%
2005$1,138.173.4%
2006$1,174.893.2%
2007$1,208.412.9%
2008$1,254.803.8%
2009$1,250.34-0.4%
2010$1,270.841.6%
2011$1,310.963.2%
2012$1,338.092.1%
2013$1,357.691.5%
2014$1,379.721.6%
2015$1,381.350.1%
2016$1,398.781.3%
2017$1,428.572.1%
2018$1,463.472.4%
2019$1,489.991.8%
2020$1,508.371.2%
2021$1,579.234.7%
2022$1,705.618.0%
2023$1,775.824.1%
2024$1,828.202.9%
2025$1,876.312.6%

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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.