Inflation Rate by Year — U.S. CPI Data, 1913–2026
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
The complete official record: annual-average CPI-U, the year-over-year change, and what $100 in each year is worth in 2026. Click any year for its full page.
| Year | Annual average CPI-U | Annual change | $100 then = 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 332.243 | 3.2% | $100.00 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | 2.6% | $103.20 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9% | $105.91 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | 4.1% | $109.04 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 8.0% | $113.53 |
| 2021 | 270.970 | 4.7% | $122.61 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.2% | $128.37 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8% | $129.96 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4% | $132.31 |
| 2017 | 245.120 | 2.1% | $135.54 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3% | $138.43 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.1% | $140.18 |
| 2014 | 236.736 | 1.6% | $140.34 |
| 2013 | 232.957 | 1.5% | $142.62 |
| 2012 | 229.594 | 2.1% | $144.71 |
| 2011 | 224.939 | 3.2% | $147.70 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | 1.6% | $152.37 |
| 2009 | 214.537 | -0.4% | $154.86 |
| 2008 | 215.303 | 3.8% | $154.31 |
| 2007 | 207.342 | 2.9% | $160.24 |
| 2006 | 201.592 | 3.2% | $164.81 |
| 2005 | 195.292 | 3.4% | $170.13 |
| 2004 | 188.883 | 2.7% | $175.90 |
| 2003 | 183.958 | 2.3% | $180.61 |
| 2002 | 179.875 | 1.6% | $184.71 |
| 2001 | 177.067 | 2.8% | $187.64 |
| 2000 | 172.200 | 3.4% | $192.94 |
| 1999 | 166.575 | 2.2% | $199.46 |
| 1998 | 163.008 | 1.6% | $203.82 |
| 1997 | 160.517 | 2.3% | $206.98 |
| 1996 | 156.850 | 2.9% | $211.82 |
| 1995 | 152.383 | 2.8% | $218.03 |
| 1994 | 148.225 | 2.6% | $224.15 |
| 1993 | 144.458 | 3.0% | $229.99 |
| 1992 | 140.317 | 3.0% | $236.78 |
| 1991 | 136.192 | 4.2% | $243.95 |
| 1990 | 130.658 | 5.4% | $254.28 |
| 1989 | 123.967 | 4.8% | $268.01 |
| 1988 | 118.258 | 4.1% | $280.95 |
| 1987 | 113.625 | 3.7% | $292.40 |
| 1986 | 109.608 | 1.9% | $303.12 |
| 1985 | 107.567 | 3.5% | $308.87 |
| 1984 | 103.883 | 4.3% | $319.82 |
| 1983 | 99.600 | 3.2% | $333.58 |
| 1982 | 96.500 | 6.1% | $344.29 |
| 1981 | 90.925 | 10.3% | $365.40 |
| 1980 | 82.408 | 13.5% | $403.17 |
| 1979 | 72.575 | 11.3% | $457.79 |
| 1978 | 65.233 | 7.6% | $509.31 |
| 1977 | 60.608 | 6.5% | $548.18 |
| 1976 | 56.908 | 5.7% | $583.82 |
| 1975 | 53.817 | 9.1% | $617.36 |
| 1974 | 49.308 | 11.1% | $673.81 |
| 1973 | 44.400 | 6.2% | $748.29 |
| 1972 | 41.817 | 3.3% | $794.52 |
| 1971 | 40.492 | 4.3% | $820.52 |
| 1970 | 38.825 | 5.8% | $855.74 |
| 1969 | 36.683 | 5.5% | $905.70 |
| 1968 | 34.783 | 4.3% | $955.18 |
| 1967 | 33.358 | 2.8% | $995.98 |
| 1966 | 32.458 | 3.0% | $1,023.60 |
| 1965 | 31.508 | 1.6% | $1,054.46 |
| 1964 | 31.017 | 1.3% | $1,071.17 |
| 1963 | 30.625 | 1.2% | $1,084.87 |
| 1962 | 30.250 | 1.2% | $1,098.32 |
| 1961 | 29.892 | 1.1% | $1,111.49 |
| 1960 | 29.575 | 1.5% | $1,123.39 |
| 1959 | 29.150 | 1.0% | $1,139.77 |
| 1958 | 28.858 | 2.7% | $1,151.29 |
| 1957 | 28.092 | 3.3% | $1,182.71 |
| 1956 | 27.183 | 1.5% | $1,222.23 |
| 1955 | 26.775 | -0.3% | $1,240.87 |
| 1954 | 26.850 | 0.3% | $1,237.40 |
| 1953 | 26.767 | 0.8% | $1,241.25 |
| 1952 | 26.550 | 2.3% | $1,251.38 |
| 1951 | 25.958 | 7.9% | $1,279.91 |
| 1950 | 24.067 | 1.1% | $1,380.51 |
| 1949 | 23.808 | -1.0% | $1,395.49 |
| 1948 | 24.042 | 7.7% | $1,381.94 |
| 1947 | 22.325 | 14.4% | $1,488.21 |
| 1946 | 19.517 | 8.5% | $1,702.35 |
| 1945 | 17.992 | 2.3% | $1,846.65 |
| 1944 | 17.592 | 1.6% | $1,888.64 |
| 1943 | 17.308 | 6.0% | $1,919.55 |
| 1942 | 16.333 | 10.9% | $2,034.14 |
| 1941 | 14.725 | 5.1% | $2,256.32 |
| 1940 | 14.008 | 0.7% | $2,371.75 |
| 1939 | 13.908 | -1.3% | $2,388.80 |
| 1938 | 14.092 | -2.0% | $2,357.72 |
| 1937 | 14.383 | 3.7% | $2,309.91 |
| 1936 | 13.867 | 1.0% | $2,395.98 |
| 1935 | 13.725 | 2.6% | $2,420.71 |
| 1934 | 13.383 | 3.5% | $2,482.51 |
| 1933 | 12.933 | -5.2% | $2,568.89 |
| 1932 | 13.642 | -10.3% | $2,435.50 |
| 1931 | 15.208 | -8.9% | $2,184.61 |
| 1930 | 16.700 | -2.7% | $1,989.48 |
| 1929 | 17.158 | 0.0% | $1,936.33 |
| 1928 | 17.158 | -1.2% | $1,936.33 |
| 1927 | 17.358 | -1.9% | $1,914.02 |
| 1926 | 17.700 | 0.9% | $1,877.08 |
| 1925 | 17.542 | 2.4% | $1,894.02 |
| 1924 | 17.125 | 0.4% | $1,940.10 |
| 1923 | 17.050 | 1.8% | $1,948.64 |
| 1922 | 16.750 | -6.2% | $1,983.54 |
| 1921 | 17.850 | -10.9% | $1,861.30 |
| 1920 | 20.042 | 15.6% | $1,657.76 |
| 1919 | 17.333 | 15.2% | $1,916.78 |
| 1918 | 15.042 | 17.3% | $2,208.81 |
| 1917 | 12.825 | 17.8% | $2,590.59 |
| 1916 | 10.883 | 7.7% | $3,052.76 |
| 1915 | 10.108 | 0.9% | $3,286.82 |
| 1914 | 10.017 | 1.3% | $3,316.90 |
| 1913 | 9.883 | — | $3,361.64 |
Annual-average basis, not seasonally adjusted. The 2026 average is partial (9 months). Years in which the annual change is negative — 1921, 1922, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1955, 2009 — are deflation years.