Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1955 is worth $1,258.41 today

$1,258.41

Prices in Sep 2026 are 1158.4% higher than the 1955 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.62% per year. The 1955 CPI-U annual average was 26.775; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$316$631$947$1,26319551964197319821991200020092018

Common amounts

1955Sep 2026
$1$12.58
$5$62.92
$10$125.84
$20$251.68
$50$629.21
$100$1,258.41
$500$6,292.06
$1,000$12,584.13
$10,000$125,841.27

Year by year

Year$100 from 1955Inflation rate
1955$100.00-0.3%
1956$101.531.5%
1957$104.923.3%
1958$107.782.7%
1959$108.871.0%
1960$110.461.5%
1961$111.641.1%
1962$112.981.2%
1963$114.381.2%
1964$115.841.3%
1965$117.681.6%
1966$121.233.0%
1967$124.592.8%
1968$129.914.3%
1969$137.015.5%
1970$145.005.8%
1971$151.234.3%
1972$156.183.3%
1973$165.836.2%
1974$184.1611.1%
1975$201.009.1%
1976$212.545.7%
1977$226.366.5%
1978$243.647.6%
1979$271.0611.3%
1980$307.7813.5%
1981$339.5910.3%
1982$360.416.1%
1983$371.993.2%
1984$387.994.3%
1985$401.743.5%
1986$409.371.9%
1987$424.373.7%
1988$441.674.1%
1989$462.994.8%
1990$487.995.4%
1991$508.654.2%
1992$524.063.0%
1993$539.533.0%
1994$553.592.6%
1995$569.132.8%
1996$585.812.9%
1997$599.502.3%
1998$608.811.6%
1999$622.132.2%
2000$643.143.4%
2001$661.312.8%
2002$671.801.6%
2003$687.052.3%
2004$705.452.7%
2005$729.383.4%
2006$752.913.2%
2007$774.392.9%
2008$804.123.8%
2009$801.26-0.4%
2010$814.401.6%
2011$840.113.2%
2012$857.492.1%
2013$870.051.5%
2014$884.171.6%
2015$885.220.1%
2016$896.391.3%
2017$915.482.1%
2018$937.842.4%
2019$954.841.8%
2020$966.621.2%
2021$1,012.034.7%
2022$1,093.028.0%
2023$1,138.014.1%
2024$1,171.572.9%
2025$1,202.402.6%

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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.