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Calculate what a dollar was worth between any two years using CPI-U data.
US Inflation Calculator uses CPI-U data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to show how the purchasing power of your money has changed between any two years from 2000 to 2025.
See how inflation has changed the value of money over time. Our calculator uses the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) to show what your dollars were really worth in any year from 2000 to 2025.
Enter the dollar amount and select the starting year.
Select the target year to measure inflation against.
View the adjusted amount, inflation percentage, and purchasing power change.
Adjustment is computed by dividing the CPI-U index of the target year by the index of the source year and multiplying by the original amount. CPI-U annual averages are sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED.
We use the CPI-U (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers) annual averages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED.
The CPI-U index jumped from 271.0 in 2021 to 292.7 in 2022, reflecting the post-pandemic supply chain disruptions, energy price spikes, and stimulus-driven demand.
CPI-U measures changes in the price of a fixed basket of goods and services, which is one way to approximate cost of living changes. It does not capture local housing or tax differences.
Yes. Comparing an investment return to CPI inflation over the same period shows whether your gains outpaced purchasing power loss.
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