Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1920 is worth $1,681.20 today

$1,681.20

Prices in Sep 2026 are 1581.2% higher than the 1920 average, an average inflation rate of about 2.69% per year. The 1920 CPI-U annual average was 20.042; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$422$843$1,265$1,687192019331946195919721985199820112024

Common amounts

1920Sep 2026
$1$16.81
$5$84.06
$10$168.12
$20$336.24
$50$840.60
$100$1,681.20
$500$8,405.99
$1,000$16,811.98
$10,000$168,119.75

Year by year

Year$100 from 1920Inflation rate
1920$100.0015.6%
1921$89.06-10.9%
1922$83.58-6.2%
1923$85.071.8%
1924$85.450.4%
1925$87.532.4%
1926$88.320.9%
1927$86.61-1.9%
1928$85.61-1.2%
1929$85.610.0%
1930$83.33-2.7%
1931$75.88-8.9%
1932$68.07-10.3%
1933$64.53-5.2%
1934$66.783.5%
1935$68.482.6%
1936$69.191.0%
1937$71.773.7%
1938$70.31-2.0%
1939$69.40-1.3%
1940$69.900.7%
1941$73.475.1%
1942$81.5010.9%
1943$86.366.0%
1944$87.781.6%
1945$89.772.3%
1946$97.388.5%
1947$111.3914.4%
1948$119.967.7%
1949$118.79-1.0%
1950$120.081.1%
1951$129.527.9%
1952$132.472.3%
1953$133.560.8%
1954$133.970.3%
1955$133.60-0.3%
1956$135.631.5%
1957$140.173.3%
1958$143.992.7%
1959$145.451.0%
1960$147.571.5%
1961$149.151.1%
1962$150.941.2%
1963$152.811.2%
1964$154.761.3%
1965$157.211.6%
1966$161.953.0%
1967$166.442.8%
1968$173.564.3%
1969$183.045.5%
1970$193.725.8%
1971$202.044.3%
1972$208.653.3%
1973$221.546.2%
1974$246.0311.1%
1975$268.529.1%
1976$283.955.7%
1977$302.416.5%
1978$325.497.6%
1979$362.1211.3%
1980$411.1913.5%
1981$453.6810.3%
1982$481.506.1%
1983$496.963.2%
1984$518.344.3%
1985$536.723.5%
1986$546.901.9%
1987$566.943.7%
1988$590.064.1%
1989$618.544.8%
1990$651.935.4%
1991$679.544.2%
1992$700.123.0%
1993$720.793.0%
1994$739.582.6%
1995$760.332.8%
1996$782.622.9%
1997$800.912.3%
1998$813.351.6%
1999$831.142.2%
2000$859.213.4%
2001$883.492.8%
2002$897.511.6%
2003$917.882.3%
2004$942.452.7%
2005$974.433.4%
2006$1,005.863.2%
2007$1,034.562.9%
2008$1,074.273.8%
2009$1,070.45-0.4%
2010$1,088.011.6%
2011$1,122.363.2%
2012$1,145.582.1%
2013$1,162.361.5%
2014$1,181.221.6%
2015$1,182.620.1%
2016$1,197.541.3%
2017$1,223.052.1%
2018$1,252.922.4%
2019$1,275.631.8%
2020$1,291.371.2%
2021$1,352.034.7%
2022$1,460.238.0%
2023$1,520.344.1%
2024$1,565.182.9%
2025$1,606.372.6%

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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.