Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1930 is worth $2,017.60 today

$2,017.60

Prices in Sep 2026 are 1917.6% higher than the 1930 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.17% per year. The 1930 CPI-U annual average was 16.700; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$506$1,012$1,518$2,02419301942195419661978199020022014

Common amounts

1930Sep 2026
$1$20.18
$5$100.88
$10$201.76
$20$403.52
$50$1,008.80
$100$2,017.60
$500$10,088.02
$1,000$20,176.05
$10,000$201,760.48

Year by year

Year$100 from 1930Inflation rate
1930$100.00-2.7%
1931$91.07-8.9%
1932$81.69-10.3%
1933$77.45-5.2%
1934$80.143.5%
1935$82.192.6%
1936$83.031.0%
1937$86.133.7%
1938$84.38-2.0%
1939$83.28-1.3%
1940$83.880.7%
1941$88.175.1%
1942$97.8010.9%
1943$103.646.0%
1944$105.341.6%
1945$107.732.3%
1946$116.878.5%
1947$133.6814.4%
1948$143.967.7%
1949$142.56-1.0%
1950$144.111.1%
1951$155.447.9%
1952$158.982.3%
1953$160.280.8%
1954$160.780.3%
1955$160.33-0.3%
1956$162.771.5%
1957$168.213.3%
1958$172.802.7%
1959$174.551.0%
1960$177.101.5%
1961$178.991.1%
1962$181.141.2%
1963$183.381.2%
1964$185.731.3%
1965$188.671.6%
1966$194.363.0%
1967$199.752.8%
1968$208.284.3%
1969$219.665.5%
1970$232.495.8%
1971$242.474.3%
1972$250.403.3%
1973$265.876.2%
1974$295.2611.1%
1975$322.269.1%
1976$340.775.7%
1977$362.926.5%
1978$390.627.6%
1979$434.5811.3%
1980$493.4613.5%
1981$544.4610.3%
1982$577.846.1%
1983$596.413.2%
1984$622.064.3%
1985$644.113.5%
1986$656.341.9%
1987$680.393.7%
1988$708.134.1%
1989$742.324.8%
1990$782.395.4%
1991$815.524.2%
1992$840.223.0%
1993$865.023.0%
1994$887.572.6%
1995$912.482.8%
1996$939.222.9%
1997$961.182.3%
1998$976.101.6%
1999$997.462.2%
2000$1,031.143.4%
2001$1,060.282.8%
2002$1,077.101.6%
2003$1,101.552.3%
2004$1,131.042.7%
2005$1,169.413.4%
2006$1,207.143.2%
2007$1,241.572.9%
2008$1,289.243.8%
2009$1,284.65-0.4%
2010$1,305.721.6%
2011$1,346.943.2%
2012$1,374.812.1%
2013$1,394.951.5%
2014$1,417.581.6%
2015$1,419.260.1%
2016$1,437.171.3%
2017$1,467.782.1%
2018$1,503.632.4%
2019$1,530.881.8%
2020$1,549.771.2%
2021$1,622.574.7%
2022$1,752.428.0%
2023$1,824.564.1%
2024$1,878.382.9%
2025$1,927.802.6%

Use the calculator for other amounts and years.

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.