Inflation Calculator
Calculate how the purchasing power of money has changed from 1635 to today
Original Amount
$0.00
Adjusted Value
$0.00
Dollar Difference
$0.00
Cumulative Inflation
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Avg Annual Rate
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CPI Values
CPI Trend
How It Works
The inflation calculator uses the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI measures the average change in prices paid by urban consumers for a basket of goods and services.
Adjusted Value = (CPIend year / CPIstart year) × Original Amount
Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U (All Urban Consumers). Pre-1913 data from Robert Sahr (Oregon State University) and the American Antiquarian Society.