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Inflation Calculator

Future cost & purchasing power over time.

Cumulative price change
Average inflation / year

Based on US CPI-U annual averages, 1913–2024 (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

This free inflation calculator has two modes. The historical mode uses real US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) data to show what a dollar amount from one year is worth in another — from 1913 to 2024 — along with the cumulative price change and the average annual inflation rate over that span. The flat-rate mode projects how prices and purchasing power change at an inflation rate you choose.

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