Inflation Record$100 in 1913 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
$3,361.64
+3261.6% cumulative inflation · 1913–2026
Your $100 in 1913 would have the purchasing power of $3,361.64 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1913 had the same average buying power as $3,361.64 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 3261.6% across this 113-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 97.0%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI-U). Individual expenses — housing, medical care, tuition — moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 1913 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $33.62 |
| $5 | $168.08 |
| $10 | $336.16 |
| $20 | $672.33 |
| $50 | $1,680.82 |
| $100 | $3,361.64 |
| $500 | $16,808.22 |
| $1,000 | $33,616.45 |
| $10,000 | $336,164.47 |
| $100,000 | $3,361,644.74 |
Key facts about 1913
- Among the major categories tracked since 1913, Food rose the most: 3038.4% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1913, prices rose 72.5% in total.
- Since 1913, the overall price level has multiplied about 33.6× — $1 in 1913 buys what $33.62 buys in 2026.
$100 in 1913, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | $172.51 | +72.5% |
| 1933 | $130.86 | +30.9% |
| 1943 | $175.13 | +75.1% |
| 1953 | $270.83 | +170.8% |
| 1963 | $309.87 | +209.9% |
| 1973 | $449.24 | +349.2% |
| 1983 | $1,007.76 | +907.8% |
| 1993 | $1,461.64 | +1361.6% |
| 2003 | $1,861.30 | +1761.3% |
| 2013 | $2,357.07 | +2257.1% |
| 2023 | $3,082.98 | +2983.0% |
| 2026 | $3,361.64 | +3261.6% |
Monthly CPI in 1913
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.800 | — |
| February | 9.800 | — |
| March | 9.800 | — |
| April | 9.800 | — |
| May | 9.700 | — |
| June | 9.800 | — |
| July | 9.900 | — |
| August | 9.900 | — |
| September | 10.000 | — |
| October | 10.000 | — |
| November | 10.100 | — |
| December | 10.000 | — |
Annual average CPI-U for 1913: 9.883.
Verify this calculation
Series: CUUR0000SA0 (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, All Items, U.S. City Average; Not seasonally adjusted (NSA); base 1982-84=100).
Index (1913 annual average): 9.883 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 33.6164
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: BLS data finder.
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The same year elsewhere: Canada (from 1914)