Inflation Record$100 in 1992 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+136.8% cumulative inflation · 1992–2026
Your $100 in 1992 would have the purchasing power of $236.78 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1992 had the same average buying power as $236.78 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 136.8% across this 34-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 57.8%.
- 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 1992 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.37 |
| $5 | $11.84 |
| $10 | $23.68 |
| $20 | $47.36 |
| $50 | $118.39 |
| $100 | $236.78 |
| $500 | $1,183.90 |
| $1,000 | $2,367.81 |
| $10,000 | $23,678.05 |
| $100,000 | $236,780.54 |
Key facts about 1992
- Consumer prices rose 3.0% in 1992 — the 48th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1992, Medical care rose the most: 179.8% cumulatively to 2025.
- A gallon of regular gasoline averaged $1.13 in 1992 — about $2.67 in 2026 dollars.
- A dozen large eggs averaged $0.86 in 1992 — about $2.04 in 2026 dollars.
$100 in 1992, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $128.19 | +28.2% |
| 2012 | $163.63 | +63.6% |
| 2022 | $208.57 | +108.6% |
| 2026 | $236.78 | +136.8% |
Monthly CPI in 1992
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 138.100 | 2.6% |
| February | 138.600 | 2.8% |
| March | 139.300 | 3.2% |
| April | 139.500 | 3.2% |
| May | 139.700 | 3.0% |
| June | 140.200 | 3.1% |
| July | 140.500 | 3.2% |
| August | 140.900 | 3.1% |
| September | 141.300 | 3.0% |
| October | 141.800 | 3.2% |
| November | 142.000 | 3.0% |
| December | 141.900 | 2.9% |
Annual average CPI-U for 1992: 140.317.
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 (1992 annual average): 140.317 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 2.3678
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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