The U.S. Inflation Calculator measures the dollar's purchasing power over time. Figures for 2025 will be released on Feb. 12 with January's data update.

Inflation Calculator

  If in (enter year)  
  I purchased an item for $    
  then in (enter year)  
  that same item would cost:  
  Cumulative rate of inflation:  
 
 

Learn how this calculator works. The US Inflation Calculator uses the latest US government CPI data published on January 15 to adjust and calculate for inflation through December (See recent inflation rates.) The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics will release inflation data for January on February 12, 2025.