Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1934 is worth $2,517.61 today

$2,517.61

Prices in Sep 2026 are 2417.6% higher than the 1934 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.56% per year. The 1934 CPI-U annual average was 13.383; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$631$1,263$1,894$2,526193419451956196719781989200020112022

Common amounts

1934Sep 2026
$1$25.18
$5$125.88
$10$251.76
$20$503.52
$50$1,258.80
$100$2,517.61
$500$12,588.04
$1,000$25,176.09
$10,000$251,760.90

Year by year

Year$100 from 1934Inflation rate
1934$100.003.5%
1935$102.552.6%
1936$103.611.0%
1937$107.473.7%
1938$105.29-2.0%
1939$103.92-1.3%
1940$104.670.7%
1941$110.025.1%
1942$122.0410.9%
1943$129.336.0%
1944$131.441.6%
1945$134.432.3%
1946$145.838.5%
1947$166.8114.4%
1948$179.647.7%
1949$177.90-1.0%
1950$179.831.1%
1951$193.967.9%
1952$198.382.3%
1953$200.000.8%
1954$200.620.3%
1955$200.06-0.3%
1956$203.111.5%
1957$209.903.3%
1958$215.632.7%
1959$217.811.0%
1960$220.981.5%
1961$223.351.1%
1962$226.031.2%
1963$228.831.2%
1964$231.761.3%
1965$235.431.6%
1966$242.533.0%
1967$249.252.8%
1968$259.904.3%
1969$274.105.5%
1970$290.105.8%
1971$302.554.3%
1972$312.453.3%
1973$331.766.2%
1974$368.4311.1%
1975$402.129.1%
1976$425.225.7%
1977$452.866.5%
1978$487.427.6%
1979$542.2811.3%
1980$615.7513.5%
1981$679.3910.3%
1982$721.056.1%
1983$744.213.2%
1984$776.214.3%
1985$803.743.5%
1986$818.991.9%
1987$849.003.7%
1988$883.624.1%
1989$926.284.8%
1990$976.285.4%
1991$1,017.624.2%
1992$1,048.443.0%
1993$1,079.393.0%
1994$1,107.532.6%
1995$1,138.612.8%
1996$1,171.982.9%
1997$1,199.382.3%
1998$1,218.001.6%
1999$1,244.652.2%
2000$1,286.673.4%
2001$1,323.042.8%
2002$1,344.021.6%
2003$1,374.532.3%
2004$1,411.332.7%
2005$1,459.223.4%
2006$1,506.293.2%
2007$1,549.262.9%
2008$1,608.743.8%
2009$1,603.02-0.4%
2010$1,629.311.6%
2011$1,680.743.2%
2012$1,715.522.1%
2013$1,740.651.5%
2014$1,768.891.6%
2015$1,770.990.1%
2016$1,793.331.3%
2017$1,831.532.1%
2018$1,876.272.4%
2019$1,910.271.8%
2020$1,933.831.2%
2021$2,024.684.7%
2022$2,186.718.0%
2023$2,276.724.1%
2024$2,343.882.9%
2025$2,405.552.6%

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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.