What a US dollar amount from one year is worth in another — bundled BLS CPI-U data, all local in your browser.
Inflation calculator
Equivalent amount
Cumulative inflation
Average annual rate
CPI-U trend across the selected span
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual average
(series CUUR0000SA0, all items, 1982-84=100), covering
. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Last updated .
bls.gov/cpi
Inflation Calculator
See how the buying power of the US dollar changes over time. Enter an amount, a from year, and a to year — everything runs locally in your browser, nothing is sent anywhere.
Equivalent amount. What your amount from the "from" year would be worth in the "to" year, scaled by the change in the price index.
Cumulative inflation. The total percentage change in prices across the whole span.
Average annual rate. The steady yearly rate (compounded) that produces that same overall change.
Swap (⇄). Flip the two years to look backward instead of forward.
Copy (📋). The amount and the result each have a copy-to-clipboard button.
The tool uses the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual-average series (all urban consumers, U.S. city average, all items; 1982-84=100), bundled into the page and covering . It is public-domain U.S. Government data. Figures are nominal-dollar comparisons and reflect the national average basket, not any one region or household.
Your amount and year selections are remembered on this device, so reopening the tool picks up where you left off.