Inflation Record$100 in 2025 → 2026 (Year to Date)
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+3.2% cumulative inflation · 2025–2026
Your $100 in 2025 would have the purchasing power of $103.20 today.
2026 is the current, partial year (through September); the headline conversion therefore compares 2025 with 2026 year-to-date.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2025 had the same average buying power as $103.20 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 3.2% across this 1-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 3.1%.
- 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 2025 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.03 |
| $5 | $5.16 |
| $10 | $10.32 |
| $20 | $20.64 |
| $50 | $51.60 |
| $100 | $103.20 |
| $500 | $516.00 |
| $1,000 | $1,031.99 |
| $10,000 | $10,319.92 |
| $100,000 | $103,199.19 |
Key facts about 2026
- Consumer prices rose 3.2% in 2026 — the 46th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
Monthly CPI in 2026
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 325.252 | 2.4% |
| February | 326.785 | 2.4% |
| March | 330.213 | 3.3% |
| April | 333.020 | 3.8% |
| May | 335.123 | 4.2% |
| June | 333.952 | 3.5% |
| July | 333.918 | 3.4% |
| August | 334.980 | 3.4% |
| September | 336.940 | 3.7% |
Annual average CPI-U for 2026: 332.243. This year is partial (9 months published); its average covers January–September only and is not compared silently with full years.
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 (2025 annual average): 321.943 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 1.0320
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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