Inflation Record$100 in 2023 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+9.0% cumulative inflation · 2023–2026
Your $100 in 2023 would have the purchasing power of $109.04 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2023 had the same average buying power as $109.04 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 9.0% across this 3-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 8.3%.
- 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 2023 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.09 |
| $5 | $5.45 |
| $10 | $10.90 |
| $20 | $21.81 |
| $50 | $54.52 |
| $100 | $109.04 |
| $500 | $545.19 |
| $1,000 | $1,090.39 |
| $10,000 | $10,903.87 |
| $100,000 | $109,038.67 |
Key facts about 2023
- Consumer prices rose 4.1% in 2023 — the 33rd-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2023, Owners' equivalent rent rose the most: 0.5% cumulatively to 2025.
- A gallon of regular gasoline averaged $3.66 in 2023 — about $3.99 in 2026 dollars.
- A dozen large eggs averaged $2.80 in 2023 — about $3.05 in 2026 dollars.
$100 in 2023, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $109.04 | +9.0% |
Monthly CPI in 2023
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 299.170 | 6.4% |
| February | 300.840 | 6.0% |
| March | 301.836 | 5.0% |
| April | 303.363 | 4.9% |
| May | 304.127 | 4.0% |
| June | 305.109 | 3.0% |
| July | 305.691 | 3.2% |
| August | 307.026 | 3.7% |
| September | 307.789 | 3.7% |
| October | 307.671 | 3.2% |
| November | 307.051 | 3.1% |
| December | 306.746 | 3.4% |
Annual average CPI-U for 2023: 304.702.
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 (2023 annual average): 304.702 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 1.0904
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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