Inflation
Inflation Calculator
See what a US dollar amount from any year since 1913 is worth today, using official Consumer Price Index data from the BLS.
$
$100.00 in 2000 equals
$194.53
Total price change
94.5%
Average inflation per year
2.59%
Put another way: something that cost $100 in 2000 costs about $195 in August 2026. A dollar kept in cash since then has lost 48.6% of its buying power.
Uses the US Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), annual averages, 1982–84 = 100. Your personal inflation depends on what you buy — housing, healthcare and education have often risen faster than the index.
Sources · figures checked 2026-09-24
