Inflation Record
$100 in 2024 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+5.9% cumulative inflation · 2024–2026
Your $100 in 2024 would have the purchasing power of $105.91 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2024 had the same average buying power as $105.91 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 5.9% across this 2-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 5.6%.
- 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 2024 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.06 |
| $5 | $5.30 |
| $10 | $10.59 |
| $20 | $21.18 |
| $50 | $52.96 |
| $100 | $105.91 |
| $500 | $529.57 |
| $1,000 | $1,059.15 |
| $10,000 | $10,591.47 |
| $100,000 | $105,914.69 |
Key facts about 2024
- Consumer prices rose 2.9% in 2024 — the 51st-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2024, Owners' equivalent rent rose the most: -4.8% cumulatively to 2025.
- A gallon of regular gasoline averaged $3.45 in 2024 — about $3.65 in 2026 dollars.
- A dozen large eggs averaged $3.17 in 2024 — about $3.36 in 2026 dollars.
$100 in 2024, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $105.91 | +5.9% |
Monthly CPI in 2024
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 308.417 | 3.1% |
| February | 310.326 | 3.2% |
| March | 312.332 | 3.5% |
| April | 313.548 | 3.4% |
| May | 314.069 | 3.3% |
| June | 314.175 | 3.0% |
| July | 314.540 | 2.9% |
| August | 314.796 | 2.5% |
| September | 315.301 | 2.4% |
| October | 315.664 | 2.6% |
| November | 315.493 | 2.7% |
| December | 315.605 | 2.9% |
Annual average CPI-U for 2024: 313.689.
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 (2024 annual average): 313.689 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 1.0591
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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