$100 in 1913 is worth $3,383.64 in August 2026 dollars. Prices are 3,283.6% higher than they were in 1913, an average inflation rate of 3.16% a year over roughly 113 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index.
Inflation in 1913
1913 is the first year of the official CPI-U series, so there is no prior year to measure inflation against. Its average index value was 9.9.
Average prices had doubled from their 1913 level by 1920, 7 years later.
Value of $100 from 1913 over time
1913 dollars in today’s dollars
| 1913 dollars | August 2026 dollars |
|---|---|
| $1 | $33.84 |
| $5 | $169.18 |
| $10 | $338.36 |
| $20 | $676.73 |
| $50 | $1,691.82 |
| $100 | $3,383.64 |
| $500 | $16,918.18 |
| $1,000 | $33,836.36 |
| $5,000 | $169,181.82 |
| $10,000 | $338,363.64 |
| $50,000 | $1,691,818.18 |
| $100,000 | $3,383,636.36 |
Buying power of $100 from 1913, year by year
| Year | Avg CPI-U | Inflation that year | Equivalent of $100 from 1913 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 9.9 | — | $100.00 |
| 1914 | 10.0 | 1.0% | $101.01 |
| 1915 | 10.1 | 1.0% | $102.02 |
| 1916 | 10.9 | 7.9% | $110.10 |
| 1917 | 12.8 | 17.4% | $129.29 |
| 1918 | 15.1 | 18.0% | $152.53 |
| 1919 | 17.3 | 14.6% | $174.75 |
| 1920 | 20.0 | 15.6% | $202.02 |
| 1921 | 17.9 | -10.5% | $180.81 |
| 1922 | 16.8 | -6.1% | $169.70 |
| 1923 | 17.1 | 1.8% | $172.73 |
| 1924 | 17.1 | 0.0% | $172.73 |
| 1925 | 17.5 | 2.3% | $176.77 |
| 1926 | 17.7 | 1.1% | $178.79 |
| 1927 | 17.4 | -1.7% | $175.76 |
| 1928 | 17.1 | -1.7% | $172.73 |
| 1929 | 17.1 | 0.0% | $172.73 |
| 1930 | 16.7 | -2.3% | $168.69 |
| 1931 | 15.2 | -9.0% | $153.54 |
| 1932 | 13.7 | -9.9% | $138.38 |
| 1933 | 13.0 | -5.1% | $131.31 |
| 1934 | 13.4 | 3.1% | $135.35 |
| 1935 | 13.7 | 2.2% | $138.38 |
| 1936 | 13.9 | 1.5% | $140.40 |
| 1937 | 14.4 | 3.6% | $145.45 |
| 1938 | 14.1 | -2.1% | $142.42 |
| 1939 | 13.9 | -1.4% | $140.40 |
| 1940 | 14.0 | 0.7% | $141.41 |
| 1941 | 14.7 | 5.0% | $148.48 |
| 1942 | 16.3 | 10.9% | $164.65 |
| 1943 | 17.3 | 6.1% | $174.75 |
| 1944 | 17.6 | 1.7% | $177.78 |
| 1945 | 18.0 | 2.3% | $181.82 |
| 1946 | 19.5 | 8.3% | $196.97 |
| 1947 | 22.3 | 14.4% | $225.25 |
| 1948 | 24.1 | 8.1% | $243.43 |
| 1949 | 23.8 | -1.2% | $240.40 |
| 1950 | 24.1 | 1.3% | $243.43 |
| 1951 | 26.0 | 7.9% | $262.63 |
| 1952 | 26.5 | 1.9% | $267.68 |
| 1953 | 26.7 | 0.8% | $269.70 |
| 1954 | 26.9 | 0.7% | $271.72 |
| 1955 | 26.8 | -0.4% | $270.71 |
| 1956 | 27.2 | 1.5% | $274.75 |
| 1957 | 28.1 | 3.3% | $283.84 |
| 1958 | 28.9 | 2.8% | $291.92 |
| 1959 | 29.1 | 0.7% | $293.94 |
| 1960 | 29.6 | 1.7% | $298.99 |
| 1961 | 29.9 | 1.0% | $302.02 |
| 1962 | 30.2 | 1.0% | $305.05 |
| 1963 | 30.6 | 1.3% | $309.09 |
| 1964 | 31.0 | 1.3% | $313.13 |
| 1965 | 31.5 | 1.6% | $318.18 |
| 1966 | 32.4 | 2.9% | $327.27 |
| 1967 | 33.4 | 3.1% | $337.37 |
| 1968 | 34.8 | 4.2% | $351.52 |
| 1969 | 36.7 | 5.5% | $370.71 |
| 1970 | 38.8 | 5.7% | $391.92 |
| 1971 | 40.5 | 4.4% | $409.09 |
| 1972 | 41.8 | 3.2% | $422.22 |
| 1973 | 44.4 | 6.2% | $448.48 |
| 1974 | 49.3 | 11.0% | $497.98 |
| 1975 | 53.8 | 9.1% | $543.43 |
| 1976 | 56.9 | 5.8% | $574.75 |
| 1977 | 60.6 | 6.5% | $612.12 |
| 1978 | 65.2 | 7.6% | $658.59 |
| 1979 | 72.6 | 11.3% | $733.33 |
| 1980 | 82.4 | 13.5% | $832.32 |
| 1981 | 90.9 | 10.3% | $918.18 |
| 1982 | 96.5 | 6.2% | $974.75 |
| 1983 | 99.6 | 3.2% | $1,006.06 |
| 1984 | 103.900 | 4.3% | $1,049.49 |
| 1985 | 107.600 | 3.6% | $1,086.87 |
| 1986 | 109.600 | 1.9% | $1,107.07 |
| 1987 | 113.600 | 3.6% | $1,147.47 |
| 1988 | 118.300 | 4.1% | $1,194.95 |
| 1989 | 124.000 | 4.8% | $1,252.53 |
| 1990 | 130.700 | 5.4% | $1,320.20 |
| 1991 | 136.200 | 4.2% | $1,375.76 |
| 1992 | 140.300 | 3.0% | $1,417.17 |
| 1993 | 144.500 | 3.0% | $1,459.60 |
| 1994 | 148.200 | 2.6% | $1,496.97 |
| 1995 | 152.400 | 2.8% | $1,539.39 |
| 1996 | 156.900 | 3.0% | $1,584.85 |
| 1997 | 160.500 | 2.3% | $1,621.21 |
| 1998 | 163.000 | 1.6% | $1,646.46 |
| 1999 | 166.600 | 2.2% | $1,682.83 |
| 2000 | 172.200 | 3.4% | $1,739.39 |
| 2001 | 177.100 | 2.8% | $1,788.89 |
| 2002 | 179.900 | 1.6% | $1,817.17 |
| 2003 | 184.000 | 2.3% | $1,858.59 |
| 2004 | 188.900 | 2.7% | $1,908.08 |
| 2005 | 195.300 | 3.4% | $1,972.73 |
| 2006 | 201.600 | 3.2% | $2,036.36 |
| 2007 | 207.342 | 2.8% | $2,094.36 |
| 2008 | 215.303 | 3.8% | $2,174.78 |
| 2009 | 214.537 | -0.4% | $2,167.04 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | 1.6% | $2,202.59 |
| 2011 | 224.939 | 3.2% | $2,272.11 |
| 2012 | 229.594 | 2.1% | $2,319.13 |
| 2013 | 232.957 | 1.5% | $2,353.10 |
| 2014 | 236.736 | 1.6% | $2,391.27 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.1% | $2,394.11 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3% | $2,424.31 |
| 2017 | 245.120 | 2.1% | $2,475.96 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4% | $2,536.43 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8% | $2,582.39 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.2% | $2,614.25 |
| 2021 | 270.970 | 4.7% | $2,737.07 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 8.0% | $2,956.11 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | 4.1% | $3,077.80 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9% | $3,168.58 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | 2.6% | $3,251.95 |
| August 2026 | 334.980 | — | $3,383.64 |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (latest CPI-U ÷ 1913 average CPI-U). For $100: 100 × (334.980 ÷ 9.9) = $3,383.64. The average annual rate is the compound rate that turns 1913 prices into today’s over the elapsed time, measured from mid-1913 because an annual average describes the middle of the year. CPI-U tracks a broad basket of urban consumer spending; the prices of specific items such as housing, tuition or food have moved by different amounts.
Reverse: $100.00 today had the same buying power as $2.96 in 1913.
Other years
1914 dollars today · 1915 dollars today · 1918 dollars today · 1923 dollars today · Inflation calculator (any two years)
