The US Inflation Calculator measures the buying power of the dollar over time. To begin, just enter any two dates between 1913 and 2011, an amount, and then click 'Calculate'.


Inflation Calculator
If in       (enter year)
I purchased an item for $  
then in  (enter year*)
that same item would cost:  
Rate of inflation change:  

*How calculator works. Uses the latest US government CPI data released on July 15, 2011. The next data update from the US government occurs on Aug. 18, 2011.[ This is the government's (inflation) data � reality is much worse! ]