Inflation calculatorBy yearPricesThen vs. now

$100 in 1940 is worth $2,405.28 today

$2,405.28

Prices in Sep 2026 are 2305.3% higher than the 1940 average, an average inflation rate of about 3.76% per year. The 1940 CPI-U annual average was 14.008; the Sep 2026 index is 336.94.

$0$603$1,207$1,810$2,41319401951196219731984199520062017

Common amounts

1940Sep 2026
$1$24.05
$5$120.26
$10$240.53
$20$481.06
$50$1,202.64
$100$2,405.28
$500$12,026.41
$1,000$24,052.83
$10,000$240,528.26

Year by year

Year$100 from 1940Inflation rate
1940$100.000.7%
1941$105.125.1%
1942$116.6010.9%
1943$123.566.0%
1944$125.581.6%
1945$128.442.3%
1946$139.328.5%
1947$159.3714.4%
1948$171.627.7%
1949$169.96-1.0%
1950$171.801.1%
1951$185.317.9%
1952$189.532.3%
1953$191.080.8%
1954$191.670.3%
1955$191.14-0.3%
1956$194.051.5%
1957$200.543.3%
1958$206.012.7%
1959$208.091.0%
1960$211.121.5%
1961$213.381.1%
1962$215.941.2%
1963$218.621.2%
1964$221.421.3%
1965$224.931.6%
1966$231.713.0%
1967$238.132.8%
1968$248.304.3%
1969$261.875.5%
1970$277.165.8%
1971$289.054.3%
1972$298.513.3%
1973$316.956.2%
1974$351.9911.1%
1975$384.189.1%
1976$406.255.7%
1977$432.666.5%
1978$465.687.6%
1979$518.0811.3%
1980$588.2813.5%
1981$649.0810.3%
1982$688.886.1%
1983$711.013.2%
1984$741.584.3%
1985$767.883.5%
1986$782.451.9%
1987$811.123.7%
1988$844.204.1%
1989$884.954.8%
1990$932.725.4%
1991$972.224.2%
1992$1,001.673.0%
1993$1,031.233.0%
1994$1,058.122.6%
1995$1,087.802.8%
1996$1,119.692.9%
1997$1,145.872.3%
1998$1,163.651.6%
1999$1,189.112.2%
2000$1,229.273.4%
2001$1,264.012.8%
2002$1,284.061.6%
2003$1,313.212.3%
2004$1,348.362.7%
2005$1,394.113.4%
2006$1,439.083.2%
2007$1,480.142.9%
2008$1,536.963.8%
2009$1,531.50-0.4%
2010$1,556.611.6%
2011$1,605.753.2%
2012$1,638.982.1%
2013$1,662.991.5%
2014$1,689.971.6%
2015$1,691.970.1%
2016$1,713.321.3%
2017$1,749.812.1%
2018$1,792.552.4%
2019$1,825.041.8%
2020$1,847.551.2%
2021$1,934.354.7%
2022$2,089.158.0%
2023$2,175.154.1%
2024$2,239.302.9%
2025$2,298.222.6%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (series CUUR0000SA0), via the BLS Public Data API. Data retrieved 2026-10-21. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.