Inflation Record$100 in 1922 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
$1,983.54
+1883.5% cumulative inflation · 1922–2026
Your $100 in 1922 would have the purchasing power of $1,983.54 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1922 had the same average buying power as $1,983.54 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1883.5% across this 104-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 95.0%.
- 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 1922 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $19.84 |
| $5 | $99.18 |
| $10 | $198.35 |
| $20 | $396.71 |
| $50 | $991.77 |
| $100 | $1,983.54 |
| $500 | $9,917.69 |
| $1,000 | $19,835.38 |
| $10,000 | $198,353.76 |
| $100,000 | $1,983,537.65 |
Key facts about 1922
- 1922 was one of only 13 years since 1913 in which consumer prices fell on an annual-average basis (-6.2%).
- Among the major categories tracked since 1922, Food rose the most: 1989.9% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1922, prices fell 18.6% in total — a deflation decade.
$100 in 1922, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | $81.44 | -18.6% |
| 1942 | $97.51 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | $158.51 | +58.5% |
| 1962 | $180.60 | +80.6% |
| 1972 | $249.65 | +149.7% |
| 1982 | $576.12 | +476.1% |
| 1992 | $837.71 | +737.7% |
| 2002 | $1,073.88 | +973.9% |
| 2012 | $1,370.71 | +1270.7% |
| 2022 | $1,747.19 | +1647.2% |
| 2026 | $1,983.54 | +1883.5% |
Monthly CPI in 1922
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 16.900 | -11.1% |
| February | 16.900 | -8.2% |
| March | 16.700 | -8.7% |
| April | 16.700 | -7.7% |
| May | 16.700 | -5.6% |
| June | 16.700 | -5.1% |
| July | 16.800 | -5.1% |
| August | 16.600 | -6.2% |
| September | 16.600 | -5.1% |
| October | 16.700 | -4.6% |
| November | 16.800 | -3.4% |
| December | 16.900 | -2.3% |
Annual average CPI-U for 1922: 16.750.
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 (1922 annual average): 16.750 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 19.8354
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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