Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1954 is worth $1,254.90 today

$1,254.90

Prices in Sep 2026 are 1154.9% higher than the 1954 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.56% per year. The 1954 CPI-U annual average was 26.850; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$315$629$944$1,25919541963197219811990199920082017

Common amounts

1954Sep 2026
$1$12.55
$5$62.74
$10$125.49
$20$250.98
$50$627.45
$100$1,254.90
$500$6,274.49
$1,000$12,548.98
$10,000$125,489.76

Year by year

Year$100 from 1954Inflation rate
1954$100.000.3%
1955$99.72-0.3%
1956$101.241.5%
1957$104.623.3%
1958$107.482.7%
1959$108.571.0%
1960$110.151.5%
1961$111.331.1%
1962$112.661.2%
1963$114.061.2%
1964$115.521.3%
1965$117.351.6%
1966$120.893.0%
1967$124.242.8%
1968$129.554.3%
1969$136.625.5%
1970$144.605.8%
1971$150.814.3%
1972$155.743.3%
1973$165.366.2%
1974$183.6411.1%
1975$200.439.1%
1976$211.955.7%
1977$225.736.5%
1978$242.957.6%
1979$270.3011.3%
1980$306.9213.5%
1981$338.6410.3%
1982$359.406.1%
1983$370.953.2%
1984$386.904.3%
1985$400.623.5%
1986$408.221.9%
1987$423.183.7%
1988$440.444.1%
1989$461.704.8%
1990$486.625.4%
1991$507.234.2%
1992$522.593.0%
1993$538.023.0%
1994$552.052.6%
1995$567.542.8%
1996$584.172.9%
1997$597.832.3%
1998$607.111.6%
1999$620.392.2%
2000$641.343.4%
2001$659.472.8%
2002$669.931.6%
2003$685.132.3%
2004$703.482.7%
2005$727.343.4%
2006$750.813.2%
2007$772.232.9%
2008$801.873.8%
2009$799.02-0.4%
2010$812.121.6%
2011$837.763.2%
2012$855.102.1%
2013$867.621.5%
2014$881.701.6%
2015$882.740.1%
2016$893.881.3%
2017$912.922.1%
2018$935.222.4%
2019$952.171.8%
2020$963.911.2%
2021$1,009.204.7%
2022$1,089.968.0%
2023$1,134.834.1%
2024$1,168.302.9%
2025$1,199.042.6%

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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.