$100 in 2022 has the buying power of $115.13 in September 2026. Prices are 15.1% higher, an average of 3.41% a year, by the official Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): 2022's average index was 292.655 and September 2026's is 336.940. Put the other way, $100 in September 2026 buys what $86.86 did in 2022.
Inflation in 2022 was 8.0% (the change in the year's average CPI from 2021; December to December, 6.5%), the 14th highest of the 112 years since 1914.
| Year | Average CPI-U | Inflation | $100 then is worth today |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 245.120 | +2.1% | $137.46 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | +2.4% | $134.18 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | +1.8% | $131.79 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | +1.2% | $130.19 |
| 2021 | 270.970 | +4.7% | $124.35 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | +8.0% | $115.13 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | +4.1% | $110.58 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | +2.9% | $107.41 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | +2.6% | $104.66 |
| Item | 2022 average | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| dozen large grade-A eggs | $2.86 | $2.27 (September 2026) | −20.5% |
| pound of ground coffee | $5.89 | $9.33 (September 2026) | +58.4% |
| pound of ground beef | $4.81 | $6.79 (September 2026) | +41.2% |
| kilowatt-hour of electricity | $0.159 | $0.196 (September 2026) | +23.3% |
| gallon of whole milk | $4.09 | $4.11 (September 2026) | +0.4% |
| pound of white bread | $1.70 | $1.83 (September 2026) | +7.6% |
| pound of sliced bacon | $7.31 | $6.76 (September 2026) | −7.5% |
| pound of whole chicken | $1.80 | $2.06 (September 2026) | +14.6% |
| pound of butter | $4.38 | $3.96 (September 2026) | −9.7% |
| pound of cheddar cheese | $5.76 | $6.13 (September 2026) | +6.4% |
| pound of all-purpose flour | $0.494 | $0.545 (September 2026) | +10.3% |
| pound of long-grain white rice | $0.913 | $1.12 (September 2026) | +22.5% |
| pound of white potatoes | $0.906 | $0.989 (September 2026) | +9.2% |
| pound of field-grown tomatoes | $1.91 | $1.99 (September 2026) | +4.2% |
| pound of bananas | $0.637 | $0.656 (September 2026) | +3.0% |
| pound of navel oranges | $1.57 | $1.72 (September 2026) | +9.6% |
| pound of chocolate chip cookies | $4.56 | $5.15 (September 2026) | +13.1% |
BLS average prices, U.S. city average; a year's figure is the average of its monthly prices.
3.41% a year, compounded from the middle of 2022 to September 2026: prices are 15.1% higher in all, so a dollar from 2022 is worth $1.15 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.
2021 · Inflation calculator, any month since 1913 · 2023
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.