$100 in 2014 has the buying power of $142.33 in September 2026. Prices are 42.3% higher, an average of 2.93% a year, by the official Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): 2014's average index was 236.736 and September 2026's is 336.940. Put the other way, $100 in September 2026 buys what $70.26 did in 2014.
Inflation in 2014 was 1.6% (the change in the year's average CPI from 2013; December to December, 0.8%), the 38th lowest of the 112 years since 1914.
| Year | Average CPI-U | Inflation | $100 then is worth today |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 214.537 | −0.4% | $157.05 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | +1.6% | $154.52 |
| 2011 | 224.939 | +3.2% | $149.79 |
| 2012 | 229.594 | +2.1% | $146.75 |
| 2013 | 232.957 | +1.5% | $144.64 |
| 2014 | 236.736 | +1.6% | $142.33 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | +0.1% | $142.16 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | +1.3% | $140.39 |
| 2017 | 245.120 | +2.1% | $137.46 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | +2.4% | $134.18 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | +1.8% | $131.79 |
| Item | 2014 average | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| dozen large grade-A eggs | $2.02 | $2.27 (September 2026) | +12.5% |
| pound of ground coffee | $4.99 | $9.33 (September 2026) | +87.0% |
| pound of ground beef | $3.90 | $6.79 (September 2026) | +74.3% |
| kilowatt-hour of electricity | $0.137 | $0.196 (September 2026) | +43.1% |
| gallon of whole milk | $3.69 | $4.11 (September 2026) | +11.2% |
| pound of white bread | $1.40 | $1.83 (September 2026) | +30.6% |
| pound of sliced bacon | $5.78 | $6.76 (September 2026) | +17.0% |
| pound of whole chicken | $1.53 | $2.06 (September 2026) | +34.6% |
| pound of cheddar cheese | $5.54 | $6.13 (September 2026) | +10.6% |
| pound of all-purpose flour | $0.530 | $0.545 (September 2026) | +2.8% |
| pound of long-grain white rice | $0.734 | $1.12 (September 2026) | +52.3% |
| pound of white potatoes | $0.674 | $0.989 (September 2026) | +46.7% |
| pound of field-grown tomatoes | $1.71 | $1.99 (September 2026) | +16.7% |
| pound of bananas | $0.598 | $0.656 (September 2026) | +9.7% |
| pound of navel oranges | $1.32 | $1.72 (September 2026) | +30.6% |
| pound of chocolate chip cookies | $3.41 | $5.15 (September 2026) | +51.1% |
BLS average prices, U.S. city average; a year's figure is the average of its monthly prices.
2.93% a year, compounded from the middle of 2014 to September 2026: prices are 42.3% higher in all, so a dollar from 2014 is worth $1.42 today.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), all items, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted, which runs back to January 1913. A year's figure is the average of its monthly indexes, as BLS computes annual averages; today's figure is the latest month, September 2026, so the answer moves each month when BLS publishes a new CPI.
2013 · Inflation calculator, any month since 1913 · 2015
Source: BLS CPI-U, all items, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (FRED CPIAUCNS); through 2006, BLS's official annual averages. The answer moves each month, when BLS publishes a new CPI.