Inflation Record
$100 in 1924 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
$1,940.10
+1840.1% cumulative inflation · 1924–2026
Your $100 in 1924 would have the purchasing power of $1,940.10 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1924 had the same average buying power as $1,940.10 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1840.1% across this 102-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 94.8%.
- 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 1924 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $19.40 |
| $5 | $97.01 |
| $10 | $194.01 |
| $20 | $388.02 |
| $50 | $970.05 |
| $100 | $1,940.10 |
| $500 | $9,700.51 |
| $1,000 | $19,401.03 |
| $10,000 | $194,010.25 |
| $100,000 | $1,940,102.51 |
Key facts about 1924
- Consumer prices rose 0.4% in 1924 — the 97th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1924, Food rose the most: 1943.0% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1924, prices fell 21.8% in total — a deflation decade.
$100 in 1924, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | $78.15 | -21.8% |
| 1944 | $102.73 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | $156.79 | +56.8% |
| 1964 | $181.12 | +81.1% |
| 1974 | $287.93 | +187.9% |
| 1984 | $606.62 | +506.6% |
| 1994 | $865.55 | +765.5% |
| 2004 | $1,102.97 | +1003.0% |
| 2014 | $1,382.40 | +1282.4% |
| 2024 | $1,831.76 | +1731.8% |
| 2026 | $1,940.10 | +1840.1% |
Monthly CPI in 1924
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17.300 | 3.0% |
| February | 17.200 | 2.4% |
| March | 17.100 | 1.8% |
| April | 17.000 | 0.6% |
| May | 17.000 | 0.6% |
| June | 17.000 | 0.0% |
| July | 17.100 | -0.6% |
| August | 17.000 | -0.6% |
| September | 17.100 | -0.6% |
| October | 17.200 | -0.6% |
| November | 17.200 | -0.6% |
| December | 17.300 | 0.0% |
Annual average CPI-U for 1924: 17.125.
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 (1924 annual average): 17.125 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 19.4010
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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