According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items are 3,064.26% higher in 2024 versus 1913 (a $612.85 difference in value).
Between 1913 and 2024: All items experienced an average inflation rate of 3.16% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items costing $20 in the year 1913 would cost $632.85 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items, over time, for $20 beginning in 1913. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
---|---|---|
1913 | $20.00 | - |
1914 | $20.26 | 1.32% |
1915 | $20.45 | 0.92% |
1916 | $22.02 | 7.69% |
1917 | $25.95 | 17.81% |
1918 | $30.44 | 17.34% |
1919 | $35.07 | 15.18% |
1920 | $40.54 | 15.62% |
1921 | $36.12 | -10.90% |
1922 | $33.90 | -6.16% |
1923 | $34.51 | 1.79% |
1924 | $34.65 | 0.41% |
1925 | $35.49 | 2.43% |
1926 | $35.81 | 0.92% |
1927 | $35.13 | -1.91% |
1928 | $34.71 | -1.20% |
1929 | $34.71 | 0.00% ** |
1930 | $33.79 | -2.65% |
1931 | $30.77 | -8.94% |
1932 | $27.61 | -10.27% |
1933 | $26.18 | -5.19% |
1934 | $27.08 | 3.45% |
1935 | $27.77 | 2.53% |
1936 | $28.06 | 1.07% |
1937 | $29.11 | 3.72% |
1938 | $28.51 | -2.03% |
1939 | $28.14 | -1.31% |
1940 | $28.34 | 0.72% |
1941 | $29.79 | 5.11% |
1942 | $33.04 | 10.92% |
1943 | $35.02 | 5.98% |
1944 | $35.60 | 1.64% |
1945 | $36.40 | 2.27% |
1946 | $39.49 | 8.47% |
1947 | $45.17 | 14.39% |
1948 | $48.65 | 7.72% |
1949 | $48.17 | -0.99% |
1950 | $48.70 | 1.10% |
1951 | $52.53 | 7.86% |
1952 | $53.71 | 2.25% |
1953 | $54.15 | 0.81% |
1954 | $54.33 | 0.34% |
1955 | $54.18 | -0.29% |
1956 | $55.00 | 1.52% |
1957 | $56.84 | 3.34% |
1958 | $58.40 | 2.74% |
1959 | $58.97 | 0.99% |
1960 | $59.84 | 1.48% |
1961 | $60.48 | 1.07% |
1962 | $61.20 | 1.18% |
1963 | $61.96 | 1.25% |
1964 | $62.75 | 1.28% |
1965 | $63.75 | 1.59% |
1966 | $65.67 | 3.00% |
1967 | $67.50 | 2.80% |
1968 | $70.38 | 4.27% |
1969 | $74.23 | 5.46% |
1970 | $78.55 | 5.83% |
1971 | $81.93 | 4.30% |
1972 | $84.61 | 3.27% |
1973 | $89.84 | 6.18% |
1974 | $99.77 | 11.05% |
1975 | $108.89 | 9.14% |
1976 | $115.14 | 5.75% |
1977 | $122.63 | 6.50% |
1978 | $131.98 | 7.63% |
1979 | $146.85 | 11.26% |
1980 | $166.74 | 13.55% |
1981 | $183.97 | 10.33% |
1982 | $195.25 | 6.13% |
1983 | $201.53 | 3.21% |
1984 | $210.19 | 4.30% |
1985 | $217.65 | 3.55% |
1986 | $221.77 | 1.90% |
1987 | $229.90 | 3.66% |
1988 | $239.28 | 4.08% |
1989 | $250.83 | 4.83% |
1990 | $264.37 | 5.40% |
1991 | $275.56 | 4.23% |
1992 | $283.91 | 3.03% |
1993 | $292.30 | 2.95% |
1994 | $299.91 | 2.60% |
1995 | $308.33 | 2.81% |
1996 | $317.37 | 2.93% |
1997 | $324.78 | 2.33% |
1998 | $329.82 | 1.55% |
1999 | $337.04 | 2.19% |
2000 | $348.42 | 3.38% |
2001 | $358.27 | 2.83% |
2002 | $363.95 | 1.59% |
2003 | $372.22 | 2.27% |
2004 | $382.18 | 2.68% |
2005 | $395.14 | 3.39% |
2006 | $407.89 | 3.23% |
2007 | $419.53 | 2.85% |
2008 | $435.63 | 3.84% |
2009 | $434.08 | -0.36% |
2010 | $441.20 | 1.64% |
2011 | $455.13 | 3.16% |
2012 | $464.55 | 2.07% |
2013 | $471.35 | 1.46% |
2014 | $479.00 | 1.62% |
2015 | $479.57 | 0.12% |
2016 | $485.62 | 1.26% |
2017 | $495.96 | 2.13% |
2018 | $508.08 | 2.44% |
2019 | $517.28 | 1.81% |
2020 | $523.66 | 1.23% |
2021 | $548.27 | 4.70% |
2022 | $592.14 | 8.00% |
2023 | $616.52 | 4.12% |
2024 | $632.85 | 2.65%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for All items:
Year | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
CPI | 9.885 | 10.015 | 10.108 | 10.885 | 12.823 | 15.046 | 17.331 | 20.038 | 17.854 | 16.754 | 17.054 | 17.123 | 17.538 | 17.700 | 17.362 | 17.154 | 17.154 | 16.700 | 15.208 | 13.646 | 12.938 | 13.385 | 13.723 | 13.869 | 14.385 | 14.092 | 13.908 | 14.008 | 14.723 | 16.331 | 17.308 | 17.592 | 17.992 | 19.515 | 22.323 | 24.046 | 23.808 | 24.069 | 25.962 | 26.546 | 26.762 | 26.854 | 26.777 | 27.185 | 28.092 | 28.862 | 29.146 | 29.577 | 29.892 | 30.246 | 30.623 | 31.015 | 31.508 | 32.454 | 33.362 | 34.785 | 36.685 | 38.823 | 40.492 | 41.815 | 44.400 | 49.308 | 53.815 | 56.908 | 60.608 | 65.231 | 72.577 | 82.408 | 90.923 | 96.500 | 99.600 | 103.885 | 107.569 | 109.608 | 113.623 | 118.262 | 123.969 | 130.662 | 136.192 | 140.315 | 144.462 | 148.223 | 152.385 | 156.854 | 160.515 | 163.008 | 166.577 | 172.200 | 177.069 | 179.877 | 183.962 | 188.885 | 195.292 | 201.592 | 207.342 | 215.303 | 214.537 | 218.056 | 224.939 | 229.594 | 232.957 | 236.736 | 237.017 | 240.007 | 245.120 | 251.107 | 255.657 | 258.811 | 270.970 | 292.655 | 304.702 | 312.775 |