Inflation calculator
Quick answer
Illustrative: $100 in 2016 ≈ $131 in 2024 purchasing power using this site’s educational CPI table (not official BLS). Confirm with official statistics.
Symbol only — amounts are not converted.
Equivalent buying power
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Where these figures come from
Every rate and threshold here is copied by hand from the official page below and re-checked on a set date — we do not scrape them automatically, so a figure never changes without a person confirming it first.
US CPI index points (2015–2025) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Consumer Price Index
Checked 2026-08-03 · next re-check due 2027-02-15
These are illustrative index points for education, not the official BLS series, and the table ends at 2025 — a comparison "in today's money" will understate inflation for any year after that. Use the BLS series for anything that matters.
This calculator is math, not tax or financial advice. Where an official figure and our copy of it disagree, the official one is correct — tell us and we will fix it.
Not financial or tax advice. Figures are mathematical illustrations only. Real products add fees, taxes, and terms that change the result — confirm with your bank, CA, or official notice. Numbers are not uploaded to our servers for processing.
Frequently asked questions
How does this inflation calculator work?
Adjusted = amount × (CPI_to ÷ CPI_from). CPI figures here are illustrative educational indexes, not official BLS series.