Inflation Record
$100 in 2022 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+13.5% cumulative inflation · 2022–2026
Your $100 in 2022 would have the purchasing power of $113.53 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2022 had the same average buying power as $113.53 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 13.5% across this 4-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 11.9%.
- 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 2022 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.14 |
| $5 | $5.68 |
| $10 | $11.35 |
| $20 | $22.71 |
| $50 | $56.76 |
| $100 | $113.53 |
| $500 | $567.64 |
| $1,000 | $1,135.27 |
| $10,000 | $11,352.71 |
| $100,000 | $113,527.07 |
Key facts about 2022
- Consumer prices rose 8.0% in 2022 — the 13th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2022, Owners' equivalent rent rose the most: 8.0% cumulatively to 2025.
- A gallon of regular gasoline averaged $4.09 in 2022 — about $4.65 in 2026 dollars.
- A dozen large eggs averaged $2.86 in 2022 — about $3.24 in 2026 dollars.
$100 in 2022, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $113.53 | +13.5% |
Monthly CPI in 2022
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 281.148 | 7.5% |
| February | 283.716 | 7.9% |
| March | 287.504 | 8.5% |
| April | 289.109 | 8.3% |
| May | 292.296 | 8.6% |
| June | 296.311 | 9.1% |
| July | 296.276 | 8.5% |
| August | 296.171 | 8.3% |
| September | 296.808 | 8.2% |
| October | 298.012 | 7.7% |
| November | 297.711 | 7.1% |
| December | 296.797 | 6.5% |
Annual average CPI-U for 2022: 292.655.
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 (2022 annual average): 292.655 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 1.1353
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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