Inflation Record
$100 in 1925 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
$1,894.02
+1794.0% cumulative inflation · 1925–2026
Your $100 in 1925 would have the purchasing power of $1,894.02 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1925 had the same average buying power as $1,894.02 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1794.0% across this 101-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 94.7%.
- 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 1925 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $18.94 |
| $5 | $94.70 |
| $10 | $189.40 |
| $20 | $378.80 |
| $50 | $947.01 |
| $100 | $1,894.02 |
| $500 | $9,470.10 |
| $1,000 | $18,940.19 |
| $10,000 | $189,401.93 |
| $100,000 | $1,894,019.32 |
Key facts about 1925
- Consumer prices rose 2.4% in 1925 — the 63rd-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1925, Food rose the most: 1786.2% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1925, prices fell 21.8% in total — a deflation decade.
$100 in 1925, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $78.24 | -21.8% |
| 1945 | $102.57 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | $152.64 | +52.6% |
| 1965 | $179.62 | +79.6% |
| 1975 | $306.79 | +206.8% |
| 1985 | $613.21 | +513.2% |
| 1995 | $868.69 | +768.7% |
| 2005 | $1,113.30 | +1013.3% |
| 2015 | $1,351.17 | +1251.2% |
| 2025 | $1,835.30 | +1735.3% |
| 2026 | $1,894.02 | +1794.0% |
Monthly CPI in 1925
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17.300 | 0.0% |
| February | 17.200 | 0.0% |
| March | 17.300 | 1.2% |
| April | 17.200 | 1.2% |
| May | 17.300 | 1.8% |
| June | 17.500 | 2.9% |
| July | 17.700 | 3.5% |
| August | 17.700 | 4.1% |
| September | 17.700 | 3.5% |
| October | 17.700 | 2.9% |
| November | 18.000 | 4.7% |
| December | 17.900 | 3.5% |
Annual average CPI-U for 1925: 17.542.
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 (1925 annual average): 17.542 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 18.9402
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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