What a dollar was worth by year

Prices have risen sharply since 1930. This table converts a dollar from each year into 2026-09 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U).

AmountIn the year

Year	CPI	$1 then	$100 then	$1,000 then
2026	332.2	$1.01	$101	$1,014
2025	321.9	$1.05	$105	$1,047
2024	313.7	$1.07	$107	$1,074
2023	304.7	$1.11	$111	$1,106
2022	292.7	$1.15	$115	$1,151
2021	271.0	$1.24	$124	$1,243
2020	258.8	$1.30	$130	$1,302
2019	255.7	$1.32	$132	$1,318
2018	251.1	$1.34	$134	$1,342
2017	245.1	$1.37	$137	$1,375
2016	240.0	$1.40	$140	$1,404
2015	237.0	$1.42	$142	$1,422
2014	236.7	$1.42	$142	$1,423
2013	233.0	$1.45	$145	$1,446
2012	229.6	$1.47	$147	$1,468
2011	224.9	$1.50	$150	$1,498
2010	218.1	$1.55	$155	$1,545
2009	214.5	$1.57	$157	$1,571
2008	215.3	$1.56	$156	$1,565
2007	207.3	$1.63	$163	$1,625
2006	201.6	$1.67	$167	$1,671
2005	195.3	$1.73	$173	$1,725
2004	188.9	$1.78	$178	$1,784
2003	184.0	$1.83	$183	$1,832
2002	179.9	$1.87	$187	$1,873
2001	177.1	$1.90	$190	$1,903
2000	172.2	$1.96	$196	$1,957
1999	166.6	$2.02	$202	$2,023
1998	163.0	$2.07	$207	$2,067
1997	160.5	$2.10	$210	$2,099
1996	156.8	$2.15	$215	$2,148
1995	152.4	$2.21	$221	$2,211
1994	148.2	$2.27	$227	$2,273
1993	144.5	$2.33	$233	$2,332
1992	140.3	$2.40	$240	$2,401
1991	136.2	$2.47	$247	$2,474
1990	130.7	$2.58	$258	$2,579
1989	124.0	$2.72	$272	$2,718
1988	118.3	$2.85	$285	$2,849
1987	113.6	$2.97	$297	$2,965
1986	109.6	$3.07	$307	$3,074
1985	107.6	$3.13	$313	$3,132
1984	103.9	$3.24	$324	$3,243
1983	99.6	$3.38	$338	$3,383
1982	96.5	$3.49	$349	$3,492
1981	90.9	$3.71	$371	$3,706
1980	82.4	$4.09	$409	$4,089
1979	72.6	$4.64	$464	$4,643
1978	65.2	$5.17	$517	$5,165
1977	60.6	$5.56	$556	$5,559
1976	56.9	$5.92	$592	$5,921
1975	53.8	$6.26	$626	$6,261
1974	49.3	$6.83	$683	$6,833
1973	44.4	$7.59	$759	$7,589
1972	41.8	$8.06	$806	$8,057
1971	40.5	$8.32	$832	$8,321
1970	38.8	$8.68	$868	$8,678
1969	36.7	$9.19	$919	$9,185
1968	34.8	$9.69	$969	$9,687
1967	33.4	$10.10	$1,010	$10,101
1966	32.5	$10.38	$1,038	$10,381
1965	31.5	$10.69	$1,069	$10,694
1964	31.0	$10.86	$1,086	$10,863
1963	30.6	$11.00	$1,100	$11,002
1962	30.2	$11.14	$1,114	$11,139
1961	29.9	$11.27	$1,127	$11,272
1960	29.6	$11.39	$1,139	$11,393
1959	29.1	$11.56	$1,156	$11,559
1958	28.9	$11.68	$1,168	$11,676
1957	28.1	$11.99	$1,199	$11,994
1956	27.2	$12.40	$1,240	$12,395
1955	26.8	$12.58	$1,258	$12,584
1954	26.9	$12.55	$1,255	$12,549
1953	26.8	$12.59	$1,259	$12,588
1952	26.6	$12.69	$1,269	$12,691
1951	26.0	$12.98	$1,298	$12,980
1950	24.1	$14.00	$1,400	$14,000
1949	23.8	$14.15	$1,415	$14,152
1948	24.0	$14.01	$1,401	$14,015
1947	22.3	$15.09	$1,509	$15,092
1946	19.5	$17.26	$1,726	$17,264
1945	18.0	$18.73	$1,873	$18,727
1944	17.6	$19.15	$1,915	$19,153
1943	17.3	$19.47	$1,947	$19,467
1942	16.3	$20.63	$2,063	$20,629
1941	14.7	$22.88	$2,288	$22,882
1940	14.0	$24.05	$2,405	$24,053
1939	13.9	$24.23	$2,423	$24,226
1938	14.1	$23.91	$2,391	$23,910
1937	14.4	$23.43	$2,343	$23,426
1936	13.9	$24.30	$2,430	$24,298
1935	13.7	$24.55	$2,455	$24,549
1934	13.4	$25.18	$2,518	$25,177
1933	12.9	$26.05	$2,605	$26,053
1932	13.6	$24.70	$2,470	$24,699
1931	15.2	$22.16	$2,216	$22,155
1930	16.7	$20.18	$2,018	$20,176

$1 then is what you would need today to buy the same things. Source: BLS CPI-U via FRED, annual average against 2026-09.