According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Houston, Texas are 1,575.49% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $15,754,909,319,899,244,544 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Houston experienced an average inflation rate of 3.59% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 in Houston in the year 1945 would cost $16,754,909,319,899,244,544 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation in Houston was lower.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 2.11%, which is below the average yearly change in Houston during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation in Houston was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Houston, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $1,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.11% |
| 1946 | $1,079,093,198,992,443,136.00 | 7.91% |
| 1947 | $1,268,513,853,904,281,856.00 | 17.55% |
| 1948 | $1,374,307,304,785,894,400.00 | 8.34% |
| 1949 | $1,370,277,078,085,642,240.00 | -0.29% |
| 1950 | $1,411,586,901,763,223,808.00 | 3.01% |
| 1951 | $1,524,433,249,370,277,120.00 | 7.99% |
| 1952 | $1,543,073,047,858,942,208.00 | 1.22% |
| 1953 | $1,559,193,954,659,949,568.00 | 1.04% |
| 1954 | $1,561,712,846,347,606,784.00 | 0.16% |
| 1955 | $1,547,607,052,896,724,992.00 | -0.90% |
| 1956 | $1,571,284,634,760,705,536.00 | 1.53% |
| 1957 | $1,623,173,803,526,447,872.00 | 3.30% |
| 1958 | $1,651,385,390,428,211,456.00 | 1.74% |
| 1959 | $1,662,972,292,191,435,776.00 | 0.70% |
| 1960 | $1,682,115,869,017,632,000.00 | 1.15% |
| 1961 | $1,688,161,209,068,009,472.00 | 0.36% |
| 1962 | $1,721,914,357,682,619,648.00 | 2.00% |
| 1963 | $1,736,523,929,471,032,320.00 | 0.85% |
| 1964 | $1,763,224,181,360,201,472.00 | 1.54% |
| 1965 | $1,784,382,871,536,523,264.00 | 1.20% |
| 1966 | $1,831,738,035,264,483,584.00 | 2.65% |
| 1967 | $1,880,100,755,667,505,920.00 | 2.64% |
| 1968 | $1,955,667,506,297,229,056.00 | 4.02% |
| 1969 | $2,082,619,647,355,164,160.00 | 6.49% |
| 1970 | $2,192,947,103,274,558,976.00 | 5.30% |
| 1971 | $2,274,559,193,954,659,840.00 | 3.72% |
| 1972 | $2,353,148,614,609,571,840.00 | 3.46% |
| 1973 | $2,477,078,085,642,317,312.00 | 5.27% |
| 1974 | $2,753,652,392,947,104,256.00 | 11.17% |
| 1975 | $3,089,168,765,743,073,280.00 | 12.18% |
| 1976 | $3,323,425,692,695,214,080.00 | 7.58% |
| 1977 | $3,563,727,959,697,731,584.00 | 7.23% |
| 1978 | $3,900,251,889,168,765,440.00 | 9.44% |
| 1979 | $4,418,136,020,151,132,672.00 | 13.28% |
| 1980 | $4,981,360,201,511,333,888.00 | 12.75% |
| 1981 | $5,479,596,977,329,974,272.00 | 10.00% |
| 1982 | $5,873,047,858,942,063,616.00 | 7.18% |
| 1983 | $6,040,302,267,002,519,552.00 | 2.85% |
| 1984 | $6,197,984,886,649,871,360.00 | 2.61% |
| 1985 | $6,337,027,707,808,564,224.00 | 2.24% |
| 1986 | $6,286,146,095,717,883,904.00 | -0.80% |
| 1987 | $6,426,700,251,889,168,384.00 | 2.24% |
| 1988 | $6,612,594,458,438,285,312.00 | 2.89% |
| 1989 | $6,886,649,874,055,415,808.00 | 4.14% |
| 1990 | $7,269,017,632,241,814,528.00 | 5.55% |
| 1991 | $7,554,659,949,622,165,504.00 | 3.93% |
| 1992 | $7,797,984,886,649,872,384.00 | 3.22% |
| 1993 | $8,049,370,277,078,085,632.00 | 3.22% |
| 1994 | $8,330,982,367,758,185,472.00 | 3.50% |
| 1995 | $8,445,843,828,715,365,376.00 | 1.38% |
| 1996 | $8,621,158,690,176,321,536.00 | 2.08% |
| 1997 | $8,783,879,093,198,989,312.00 | 1.89% |
| 1998 | $8,872,040,302,267,001,856.00 | 1.00% |
| 1999 | $8,982,367,758,186,398,720.00 | 1.24% |
| 2000 | $9,307,304,785,894,207,488.00 | 3.62% |
| 2001 | $9,595,465,994,962,216,960.00 | 3.10% |
| 2002 | $9,620,654,911,838,791,680.00 | 0.26% |
| 2003 | $9,885,642,317,380,352,000.00 | 2.75% |
| 2004 | $10,231,234,256,926,953,472.00 | 3.50% |
| 2005 | $10,600,503,778,337,529,856.00 | 3.61% |
| 2006 | $10,914,861,460,957,175,808.00 | 2.97% |
| 2007 | $11,095,929,471,032,745,984.00 | 1.66% |
| 2008 | $11,485,118,387,909,316,608.00 | 3.51% |
| 2009 | $11,503,516,372,795,967,488.00 | 0.16% |
| 2010 | $11,729,445,843,828,715,520.00 | 1.96% |
| 2011 | $12,105,571,788,413,100,032.00 | 3.21% |
| 2012 | $12,340,382,871,536,521,216.00 | 1.94% |
| 2013 | $12,530,100,755,667,503,104.00 | 1.54% |
| 2014 | $12,892,760,705,289,672,704.00 | 2.89% |
| 2015 | $12,880,518,891,687,653,376.00 | -0.09% |
| 2016 | $13,072,564,231,738,034,176.00 | 1.49% |
| 2017 | $13,338,528,967,254,403,072.00 | 2.03% |
| 2018 | $13,659,037,783,375,312,896.00 | 2.40% |
| 2019 | $13,828,775,818,639,798,272.00 | 1.24% |
| 2020 | $13,842,534,005,037,780,992.00 | 0.10% |
| 2021 | $14,420,851,385,390,426,112.00 | 4.18% |
| 2022 | $15,613,607,052,896,722,944.00 | 8.27% |
| 2023 | $16,168,881,612,090,679,296.00 | 3.56% |
| 2024 | $16,574,392,947,103,270,912.00 | 2.51% |
| 2025 | $16,754,909,319,899,244,544.00 | 1.09%* |
* 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 Houston, Texas:
| Year | 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 | 2025 |
| CPI | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.617 | 11.092 | 13.425 | 16.367 | 19.133 | 17.450 | 15.908 | 15.892 | 15.842 | 16.083 | 16.167 | 15.833 | 15.633 | 15.617 | 15.508 | 14.142 | 12.708 | 11.683 | 12.225 | 12.692 | 12.833 | 13.317 | 13.308 | 13.192 | 13.225 | 13.800 | 15.242 | 16.050 | 16.200 | 16.542 | 17.850 | 20.983 | 22.733 | 22.667 | 23.350 | 25.217 | 25.525 | 25.792 | 25.833 | 25.600 | 25.992 | 26.850 | 27.317 | 27.508 | 27.825 | 27.925 | 28.483 | 28.725 | 29.167 | 29.517 | 30.300 | 31.100 | 32.350 | 34.450 | 36.275 | 37.625 | 38.925 | 40.975 | 45.550 | 51.100 | 54.975 | 58.950 | 64.517 | 73.083 | 82.400 | 90.642 | 97.150 | 99.917 | 102.525 | 104.825 | 103.983 | 106.308 | 109.383 | 113.917 | 120.242 | 124.967 | 128.992 | 133.150 | 137.808 | 139.708 | 142.608 | 145.300 | 146.758 | 148.583 | 153.958 | 158.725 | 159.142 | 163.525 | 169.242 | 175.350 | 180.550 | 183.545 | 189.983 | 190.287 | 194.025 | 200.246 | 204.130 | 207.269 | 213.268 | 213.065 | 216.242 | 220.641 | 225.943 | 228.751 | 228.979 | 238.545 | 258.275 | 267.460 | 274.168 | 277.154 |