Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1931 is worth $2,215.50 today

$2,215.50

Prices in Sep 2026 are 2115.5% higher than the 1931 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.31% per year. The 1931 CPI-U annual average was 15.208; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$556$1,111$1,667$2,22319311943195519671979199120032015

Common amounts

1931Sep 2026
$1$22.15
$5$110.77
$10$221.55
$20$443.10
$50$1,107.75
$100$2,215.50
$500$11,077.48
$1,000$22,154.96
$10,000$221,549.59

Year by year

Year$100 from 1931Inflation rate
1931$100.00-8.9%
1932$89.70-10.3%
1933$85.04-5.2%
1934$88.003.5%
1935$90.252.6%
1936$91.181.0%
1937$94.583.7%
1938$92.66-2.0%
1939$91.45-1.3%
1940$92.110.7%
1941$96.825.1%
1942$107.4010.9%
1943$113.816.0%
1944$115.671.6%
1945$118.302.3%
1946$128.338.5%
1947$146.7914.4%
1948$158.087.7%
1949$156.55-1.0%
1950$158.251.1%
1951$170.687.9%
1952$174.582.3%
1953$176.000.8%
1954$176.550.3%
1955$176.05-0.3%
1956$178.741.5%
1957$184.713.3%
1958$189.752.7%
1959$191.671.0%
1960$194.471.5%
1961$196.551.1%
1962$198.901.2%
1963$201.371.2%
1964$203.951.3%
1965$207.181.6%
1966$213.423.0%
1967$219.342.8%
1968$228.714.3%
1969$241.215.5%
1970$255.295.8%
1971$266.254.3%
1972$274.963.3%
1973$291.956.2%
1974$324.2211.1%
1975$353.869.1%
1976$374.195.7%
1977$398.526.5%
1978$428.937.6%
1979$477.2111.3%
1980$541.8613.5%
1981$597.8610.3%
1982$634.526.1%
1983$654.903.2%
1984$683.074.3%
1985$707.293.5%
1986$720.711.9%
1987$747.123.7%
1988$777.594.1%
1989$815.124.8%
1990$859.125.4%
1991$895.514.2%
1992$922.633.0%
1993$949.863.0%
1994$974.632.6%
1995$1,001.972.8%
1996$1,031.342.9%
1997$1,055.452.3%
1998$1,071.841.6%
1999$1,095.292.2%
2000$1,132.273.4%
2001$1,164.272.8%
2002$1,182.741.6%
2003$1,209.592.3%
2004$1,241.972.7%
2005$1,284.113.4%
2006$1,325.533.2%
2007$1,363.352.9%
2008$1,415.693.8%
2009$1,410.65-0.4%
2010$1,433.791.6%
2011$1,479.053.2%
2012$1,509.662.1%
2013$1,531.771.5%
2014$1,556.621.6%
2015$1,558.470.1%
2016$1,578.131.3%
2017$1,611.752.1%
2018$1,651.112.4%
2019$1,681.041.8%
2020$1,701.771.2%
2021$1,781.724.7%
2022$1,924.318.0%
2023$2,003.524.1%
2024$2,062.612.9%
2025$2,116.892.6%

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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.