Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1917 is worth $2,627.21 today

$2,627.21

Prices in Sep 2026 are 2527.2% higher than the 1917 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.04% per year. The 1917 CPI-U annual average was 12.825; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$659$1,318$1,977$2,63619171931194519591973198720012015

Common amounts

1917Sep 2026
$1$26.27
$5$131.36
$10$262.72
$20$525.44
$50$1,313.61
$100$2,627.21
$500$13,136.06
$1,000$26,272.12
$10,000$262,721.25

Year by year

Year$100 from 1917Inflation rate
1917$100.0017.8%
1918$117.2817.3%
1919$135.1515.2%
1920$156.2715.6%
1921$139.18-10.9%
1922$130.60-6.2%
1923$132.941.8%
1924$133.530.4%
1925$136.782.4%
1926$138.010.9%
1927$135.35-1.9%
1928$133.79-1.2%
1929$133.790.0%
1930$130.21-2.7%
1931$118.58-8.9%
1932$106.37-10.3%
1933$100.84-5.2%
1934$104.353.5%
1935$107.022.6%
1936$108.121.0%
1937$112.153.7%
1938$109.88-2.0%
1939$108.45-1.3%
1940$109.230.7%
1941$114.815.1%
1942$127.3610.9%
1943$134.966.0%
1944$137.171.6%
1945$140.292.3%
1946$152.188.5%
1947$174.0714.4%
1948$187.467.7%
1949$185.64-1.0%
1950$187.651.1%
1951$202.407.9%
1952$207.022.3%
1953$208.710.8%
1954$209.360.3%
1955$208.77-0.3%
1956$211.961.5%
1957$219.043.3%
1958$225.022.7%
1959$227.291.0%
1960$230.601.5%
1961$233.071.1%
1962$235.871.2%
1963$238.791.2%
1964$241.851.3%
1965$245.681.6%
1966$253.093.0%
1967$260.102.8%
1968$271.224.3%
1969$286.035.5%
1970$302.735.8%
1971$315.724.3%
1972$326.063.3%
1973$346.206.2%
1974$384.4711.1%
1975$419.629.1%
1976$443.735.7%
1977$472.586.5%
1978$508.647.6%
1979$565.8911.3%
1980$642.5613.5%
1981$708.9710.3%
1982$752.446.1%
1983$776.613.2%
1984$810.014.3%
1985$838.733.5%
1986$854.651.9%
1987$885.963.7%
1988$922.094.1%
1989$966.604.8%
1990$1,018.785.4%
1991$1,061.924.2%
1992$1,094.093.0%
1993$1,126.383.0%
1994$1,155.752.6%
1995$1,188.172.8%
1996$1,223.002.9%
1997$1,251.592.3%
1998$1,271.021.6%
1999$1,298.832.2%
2000$1,342.693.4%
2001$1,380.642.8%
2002$1,402.531.6%
2003$1,434.372.3%
2004$1,472.772.7%
2005$1,522.743.4%
2006$1,571.863.2%
2007$1,616.712.9%
2008$1,678.773.8%
2009$1,672.80-0.4%
2010$1,700.241.6%
2011$1,753.913.2%
2012$1,790.212.1%
2013$1,816.431.5%
2014$1,845.901.6%
2015$1,848.090.1%
2016$1,871.401.3%
2017$1,911.262.1%
2018$1,957.952.4%
2019$1,993.431.8%
2020$2,018.021.2%
2021$2,112.824.7%
2022$2,281.918.0%
2023$2,375.844.1%
2024$2,445.922.9%
2025$2,510.282.6%

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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.