Inflation Record$100 in 1958 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
$1,151.29
+1051.3% cumulative inflation · 1958–2026
Your $100 in 1958 would have the purchasing power of $1,151.29 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1958 had the same average buying power as $1,151.29 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1051.3% across this 68-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 91.3%.
- 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 1958 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $11.51 |
| $5 | $57.56 |
| $10 | $115.13 |
| $20 | $230.26 |
| $50 | $575.64 |
| $100 | $1,151.29 |
| $500 | $5,756.44 |
| $1,000 | $11,512.88 |
| $10,000 | $115,128.81 |
| $100,000 | $1,151,288.09 |
Key facts about 1958
- Consumer prices rose 2.7% in 1958 — the 57th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1958, Medical care rose the most: 2478.2% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1958, prices rose 20.5% in total.
$100 in 1958, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | $120.53 | +20.5% |
| 1978 | $226.05 | +126.0% |
| 1988 | $409.79 | +309.8% |
| 1998 | $564.86 | +464.9% |
| 2008 | $746.07 | +646.1% |
| 2018 | $870.14 | +770.1% |
| 2026 | $1,151.29 | +1051.3% |
Monthly CPI in 1958
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 28.600 | 3.6% |
| February | 28.600 | 3.2% |
| March | 28.800 | 3.6% |
| April | 28.900 | 3.6% |
| May | 28.900 | 3.2% |
| June | 28.900 | 2.8% |
| July | 29.000 | 2.5% |
| August | 28.900 | 2.1% |
| September | 28.900 | 2.1% |
| October | 28.900 | 2.1% |
| November | 29.000 | 2.1% |
| December | 28.900 | 1.8% |
Annual average CPI-U for 1958: 28.858.
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 (1958 annual average): 28.858 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 11.5129
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: BLS data finder.