Inflation Record$100 in 1933 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
$2,568.89
+2468.9% cumulative inflation · 1933–2026
Your $100 in 1933 would have the purchasing power of $2,568.89 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1933 had the same average buying power as $2,568.89 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 2468.9% across this 93-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 96.1%.
- 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 1933 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $25.69 |
| $5 | $128.44 |
| $10 | $256.89 |
| $20 | $513.78 |
| $50 | $1,284.44 |
| $100 | $2,568.89 |
| $500 | $12,844.43 |
| $1,000 | $25,688.86 |
| $10,000 | $256,888.57 |
| $100,000 | $2,568,885.74 |
Key facts about 1933
- 1933 was one of only 13 years since 1913 in which consumer prices fell on an annual-average basis (-5.2%).
- Among the major categories tracked since 1933, Food rose the most: 2887.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1933, prices rose 33.8% in total.
$100 in 1933, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | $133.83 | +33.8% |
| 1953 | $206.96 | +107.0% |
| 1963 | $236.79 | +136.8% |
| 1973 | $343.30 | +243.3% |
| 1983 | $770.10 | +670.1% |
| 1993 | $1,116.95 | +1016.9% |
| 2003 | $1,422.36 | +1322.4% |
| 2013 | $1,801.21 | +1701.2% |
| 2023 | $2,355.94 | +2255.9% |
| 2026 | $2,568.89 | +2468.9% |
Monthly CPI in 1933
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12.900 | -9.8% |
| February | 12.700 | -9.9% |
| March | 12.600 | -10.0% |
| April | 12.600 | -9.4% |
| May | 12.600 | -8.0% |
| June | 12.700 | -6.6% |
| July | 13.100 | -3.7% |
| August | 13.200 | -2.2% |
| September | 13.200 | -1.5% |
| October | 13.200 | -0.8% |
| November | 13.200 | 0.0% |
| December | 13.200 | 0.8% |
Annual average CPI-U for 1933: 12.933.
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 (1933 annual average): 12.933 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 25.6889
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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