CPI Inflation Calculator - Consumer Price Index

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The amount you want to adjust for inflation.
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The starting year (1913-2025).
The ending year (1913-2025).
Forward: how much is a past dollar amount worth today? Backward: what was the past equivalent of a current amount?
Adjusted amountHigh inflation
$1,857.00

Purchasing-power equivalent in the target year

Original amount$1,000.00
Total inflation0.86%
Annualised rate (CAGR)0.03%
Purchasing power change-0.46%
CPI (from year)172.2
CPI (to year)319.775
Original amount$1,000.00
Adjusted amount$1,857.00

$1,000.00 in 2000 is worth about $1,857.00 in 2025.

  • Prices rose by 85.70% in total over the 25-year period.
  • That works out to an annualised inflation rate of 2.51% per year (CAGR).
  • Each dollar lost 46.15% of its purchasing power over that period.
  • This calculator uses annual-average CPI-U data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and reflects the average price level across the full year, not a specific month.

Next stepTo compare purchasing power for a specific month rather than an annual average, consult the BLS CPI Inflation Calculator at bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm.

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