Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1976 is worth $592.07 today

$592.07

Prices in Sep 2026 are 492.1% higher than the 1976 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.60% per year. The 1976 CPI-U annual average was 56.908; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$149$297$446$594197619821988199420002006201220182024

Common amounts

1976Sep 2026
$1$5.92
$5$29.60
$10$59.21
$20$118.41
$50$296.04
$100$592.07
$500$2,960.37
$1,000$5,920.75
$10,000$59,207.50

Year by year

Year$100 from 1976Inflation rate
1976$100.005.7%
1977$106.506.5%
1978$114.637.6%
1979$127.5311.3%
1980$144.8113.5%
1981$159.7710.3%
1982$169.576.1%
1983$175.023.2%
1984$182.554.3%
1985$189.023.5%
1986$192.611.9%
1987$199.663.7%
1988$207.804.1%
1989$217.844.8%
1990$229.595.4%
1991$239.324.2%
1992$246.573.0%
1993$253.843.0%
1994$260.462.6%
1995$267.772.8%
1996$275.622.9%
1997$282.062.3%
1998$286.441.6%
1999$292.712.2%
2000$302.593.4%
2001$311.142.8%
2002$316.081.6%
2003$323.252.3%
2004$331.912.7%
2005$343.173.4%
2006$354.243.2%
2007$364.342.9%
2008$378.333.8%
2009$376.99-0.4%
2010$383.171.6%
2011$395.273.2%
2012$403.452.1%
2013$409.351.5%
2014$416.001.6%
2015$416.490.1%
2016$421.741.3%
2017$430.732.1%
2018$441.252.4%
2019$449.241.8%
2020$454.791.2%
2021$476.154.7%
2022$514.268.0%
2023$535.434.1%
2024$551.222.9%
2025$565.722.6%

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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.