Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1948 is worth $1,401.48 today

$1,401.48

Prices in Sep 2026 are 1301.5% higher than the 1948 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.43% per year. The 1948 CPI-U annual average was 24.042; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$352$703$1,055$1,40619481958196819781988199820082018

Common amounts

1948Sep 2026
$1$14.01
$5$70.07
$10$140.15
$20$280.30
$50$700.74
$100$1,401.48
$500$7,007.42
$1,000$14,014.84
$10,000$140,148.35

Year by year

Year$100 from 1948Inflation rate
1948$100.007.7%
1949$99.03-1.0%
1950$100.101.1%
1951$107.977.9%
1952$110.432.3%
1953$111.330.8%
1954$111.680.3%
1955$111.37-0.3%
1956$113.071.5%
1957$116.853.3%
1958$120.032.7%
1959$121.251.0%
1960$123.021.5%
1961$124.331.1%
1962$125.821.2%
1963$127.381.2%
1964$129.011.3%
1965$131.061.6%
1966$135.013.0%
1967$138.752.8%
1968$144.684.3%
1969$152.585.5%
1970$161.495.8%
1971$168.424.3%
1972$173.933.3%
1973$184.686.2%
1974$205.1011.1%
1975$223.859.1%
1976$236.715.7%
1977$252.106.5%
1978$271.337.6%
1979$301.8711.3%
1980$342.7713.5%
1981$378.2010.3%
1982$401.396.1%
1983$414.283.2%
1984$432.104.3%
1985$447.423.5%
1986$455.911.9%
1987$472.623.7%
1988$491.894.1%
1989$515.634.8%
1990$543.475.4%
1991$566.484.2%
1992$583.643.0%
1993$600.873.0%
1994$616.532.6%
1995$633.832.8%
1996$652.412.9%
1997$667.662.3%
1998$678.021.6%
1999$692.862.2%
2000$716.263.4%
2001$736.502.8%
2002$748.181.6%
2003$765.162.3%
2004$785.652.7%
2005$812.313.4%
2006$838.513.2%
2007$862.432.9%
2008$895.543.8%
2009$892.35-0.4%
2010$906.991.6%
2011$935.623.2%
2012$954.982.1%
2013$968.971.5%
2014$984.691.6%
2015$985.860.1%
2016$998.301.3%
2017$1,019.562.1%
2018$1,044.472.4%
2019$1,063.391.8%
2020$1,076.511.2%
2021$1,127.084.7%
2022$1,217.288.0%
2023$1,267.394.1%
2024$1,304.772.9%
2025$1,339.102.6%

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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.