Future Inflation Calculator

Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0

What will today's prices — and today's savings — look like in 10 or 20 years? Run scenarios at constant inflation rates.

Amount today

Years ahead

Inflation rate (% per year)

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Scenarios, not forecasts

No one — including this site — knows future inflation. Unlike some calculators, we do not dress up a single assumed rate as a prediction, and we never mix forecast values into historical data. For the historical side of the story, use the value of money calculator, which works only with published CPI data. The long-run U.S. average over the last 30 years is 2.5% per year; over the full span since 1913 it is higher, because it includes the 1970s.

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<ref>{{cite web |title=Future Inflation Calculator |url=https://inflationrecord.com/future-inflation-calculator/ |publisher=Inflation Record |access-date=2026-11-02 |quote=Future Inflation Calculator, Inflation Record. A scenario tool: results are constant-rate projections chosen by the user, not forecasts. Historical reference data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (series CUUR0000SA0).}}</ref>