How has inflation affected your dollar?
Inflation, simply put, is the rise in prices over time. As a result, each dollar buys less than it did before. Use this inflation calculator below to track the value of the dollar. See how a dollar has changed in worth during your lifetime, or even as far back as 1913, when the data begins. Or reverse the numbers and track what the cost of an item today was worth in the past.
This inflation calculator can be used to questions that affect your wallet.
- If I had $100,000 to buy a house in 1980, what house price could I pay today?
- If college cost $2,015 in 1960, what does the equate to now?
- If my salary was $50,000 in 1970, how much would it be today?
- The first minimum wage was $0.25 in 1938. What is that in today's dollar?
Keep exploring
- What is inflation and how is it measured? - One of the most common economic indicators helps contextualize how much a dollar can buy.
- What makes the US dollar so strong? - Most countries worldwide rely on the US dollar to support their economy.
- What is the Producer Price Index (PPI)? - The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.9% in June—the largest increase in over three years.
- What is the money supply, and how does it relate to inflation? - How much money is there? The Federal Reserve keeps track.
Methodology
USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.
Page sources
USAFacts endeavors to share the most up-to-date information available. We sourced the data on this page directly from government agencies; however, the intervals at which agencies publish updated data vary.
