Inflation Record$100 in 2012 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+44.7% cumulative inflation · 2012–2026
Your $100 in 2012 would have the purchasing power of $144.71 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2012 had the same average buying power as $144.71 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 44.7% across this 14-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 30.9%.
- 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 2012 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.45 |
| $5 | $7.24 |
| $10 | $14.47 |
| $20 | $28.94 |
| $50 | $72.35 |
| $100 | $144.71 |
| $500 | $723.54 |
| $1,000 | $1,447.09 |
| $10,000 | $14,470.88 |
| $100,000 | $144,708.78 |
Key facts about 2012
- Consumer prices rose 2.1% in 2012 — the 70th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2012, Rent of primary residence rose the most: 53.1% cumulatively to 2025.
- A gallon of regular gasoline averaged $3.64 in 2012 — about $5.27 in 2026 dollars.
- A dozen large eggs averaged $1.84 in 2012 — about $2.66 in 2026 dollars.
$100 in 2012, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $127.47 | +27.5% |
| 2026 | $144.71 | +44.7% |
Monthly CPI in 2012
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 226.665 | 2.9% |
| February | 227.663 | 2.9% |
| March | 229.392 | 2.7% |
| April | 230.085 | 2.3% |
| May | 229.815 | 1.7% |
| June | 229.478 | 1.7% |
| July | 229.104 | 1.4% |
| August | 230.379 | 1.7% |
| September | 231.407 | 2.0% |
| October | 231.317 | 2.2% |
| November | 230.221 | 1.8% |
| December | 229.601 | 1.7% |
Annual average CPI-U for 2012: 229.594.
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 (2012 annual average): 229.594 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 1.4471
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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