$100 in 2005 is worth $170 in 2026,
because prices increased 70.1% over that period, an average of
2.56% a year.
$100 in 2005 has
the same buying power as
$170
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
70.1%
Average inflation rate
2.56% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$170
Price difference ($100 base)
$70.12
CPI in 2005
195.3
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2005
3.39%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2005 → 2026
$170
$100 in 2026 → 2005
$58.78
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2005 and 2026
Between 2005 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 195.3 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 70.1%, which works out to an average of
2.56% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2005 bought what
$0.59 buys in 2026: the 2005 dollar
lost 41.2% of its purchasing power over
these 21 years.
Inflation rose to 3.4% in 2005, up from 2.7% in 2004, as gasoline averaged $2.30 a gallon,
compared with $1.88 the year before. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, and with
Hurricane Rita weeks later it disrupted Gulf Coast refining, pushing the national average
price past $3 in early September. The Federal Reserve raised its policy rate at every meeting,
from 2.25% to 4.25%, to keep energy costs from feeding into other prices. The median household
earned about $46,300, up 4.5% from 2004, but the median new home price rose a further 9%, to
$240,900. In April, Congress passed a bankruptcy law that made it harder to clear debts. A
first-class stamp stayed at 37 cents until January 2006, and the federal minimum wage stayed
at $5.15.
Every 2005 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.70: $1,000 becomes
$1,701, and $10,000 becomes $17,012.
Amount in 2005
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.70
$5.00
$8.51
$10.00
$17.01
$20.00
$34.02
$50.00
$85.06
$100
$170
$500
$851
$1,000
$1,701
$5,000
$8,506
$10,000
$17,012
$100,000
$170,119
$1,000,000
$1,701,193
Inflation by spending category, 2005–2026
Between 2005 and 2026, medical care rose the most, up 83.3%, while apparel rose the least, up 14.2%, against 70.1% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2005
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2005 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.56%
$170
Medical care
2.93%
$183
Food
2.91%
$183
Housing
2.91%
$183
Energy
2.82%
$180
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.48%
$167
Transportation
2.40%
$165
Recreation
1.34%
$132
Education & communication
1.25%
$130
Apparel
0.63%
$114
Decade by decade: 2005 to 2026
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.25% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.73% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2005–2026 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2005, at end
2005–2010
2.23%
11.7%
$112
2010–2020
1.73%
18.7%
$133
2020–2026
4.25%
28.4%
$170
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2005
$100 from 2005 had already become $121 by
2015, on its way to $170 in 2026; each row shows the CPI, that
year's inflation rate, and the running value.
Within the span, inflation peaked at 8.0% in 2022, and prices fell 0.4% in 2009, the deepest deflation of the period.
In 2026, prices rose 3.2% and $100 from 2005 had the buying
power of $170; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2005 to 2026: $100 is worth $170 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2005-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2005 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2005-to-2026/