$100 in 2023 has the buying power of $110.58 in September 2026. Prices are 10.6% higher, an average of 3.18% a year, by the official Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): 2023's average index was 304.702 and September 2026's is 336.940. Put the other way, $100 in September 2026 buys what $90.43 did in 2023.
Inflation in 2023 was 4.1% (the change in the year's average CPI from 2022; December to December, 3.4%), the 33rd highest of the 112 years since 1914.
| Year | Average CPI-U | Inflation | $100 then is worth today |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2023 average | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| dozen large grade-A eggs | $2.80 | $2.27 (September 2026) | −18.7% |
| pound of ground coffee | $6.16 | $9.33 (September 2026) | +51.6% |
| pound of ground beef | $5.02 | $6.79 (September 2026) | +35.3% |
| kilowatt-hour of electricity | $0.168 | $0.196 (September 2026) | +16.7% |
| gallon of whole milk | $4.03 | $4.11 (September 2026) | +2.0% |
| pound of white bread | $1.96 | $1.83 (September 2026) | −6.6% |
| pound of sliced bacon | $6.65 | $6.76 (September 2026) | +1.5% |
| pound of whole chicken | $1.91 | $2.06 (September 2026) | +7.8% |
| pound of butter | $4.56 | $3.96 (September 2026) | −13.2% |
| pound of cheddar cheese | $5.82 | $6.13 (September 2026) | +5.3% |
| pound of all-purpose flour | $0.551 | $0.545 (September 2026) | −1.1% |
| pound of long-grain white rice | $0.985 | $1.12 (September 2026) | +13.5% |
| pound of white potatoes | $1.01 | $0.989 (September 2026) | −1.6% |
| pound of field-grown tomatoes | $1.92 | $1.99 (September 2026) | +3.8% |
| pound of bananas | $0.630 | $0.656 (September 2026) | +4.1% |
| pound of navel oranges | $1.58 | $1.72 (September 2026) | +9.1% |
| pound of chocolate chip cookies | $5.12 | $5.15 (September 2026) | +0.6% |
BLS average prices, U.S. city average; a year's figure is the average of its monthly prices.
3.18% a year, compounded from the middle of 2023 to September 2026: prices are 10.6% higher in all, so a dollar from 2023 is worth $1.11 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.
2022 · Inflation calculator, any month since 1913 · 2024
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.