$100 in 2006 is worth $165 in 2026,
because prices increased 64.8% over that period, an average of
2.53% a year.
$100 in 2006 has
the same buying power as
$165
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
64.8%
Average inflation rate
2.53% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$165
Price difference ($100 base)
$64.80
CPI in 2006
201.6
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2006
3.23%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2006 → 2026
$165
$100 in 2026 → 2006
$60.68
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2006 and 2026
Between 2006 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 201.6 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 64.8%, which works out to an average of
2.53% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2006 bought what
$0.61 buys in 2026: the 2006 dollar
lost 39.3% of its purchasing power over
these 20 years.
Inflation was 3.2% in 2006 and gasoline averaged $2.59 a gallon, up 29 cents from 2005. The
median household earned about $48,200 and the median new home cost $246,500, a gain of about
2% after a 13% jump in 2004 and 9% in 2005. National home prices, by the S&P/Case-Shiller
index, peaked in mid-2006. Ben Bernanke replaced Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve chair on
February 1, and on June 29 the Fed raised its policy rate to 5.25%, the last of 17 straight
quarter-point increases. It held there for over a year. A first-class stamp rose to 39 cents in
January, and the federal minimum wage was $5.15 for the ninth full year in a row.
Every 2006 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.65: $1,000 becomes
$1,648, and $10,000 becomes $16,480.
Amount in 2006
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.65
$5.00
$8.24
$10.00
$16.48
$20.00
$32.96
$50.00
$82.40
$100
$165
$500
$824
$1,000
$1,648
$5,000
$8,240
$10,000
$16,480
$100,000
$164,803
$1,000,000
$1,648,031
Inflation by spending category, 2006–2026
Between 2006 and 2026, food rose the most, up 78.6%, while apparel rose the least, up 14.2%, against 64.8% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2006
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2006 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.53%
$165
Food
2.94%
$179
Medical care
2.87%
$176
Housing
2.86%
$176
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.48%
$163
Energy
2.42%
$161
Transportation
2.32%
$158
Recreation
1.33%
$130
Education & communication
1.18%
$126
Apparel
0.66%
$114
Decade by decade: 2006 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 2006–2026 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2006, at end
2006–2010
1.98%
8.2%
$108
2010–2020
1.73%
18.7%
$128
2020–2026
4.25%
28.4%
$165
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2006
$100 from 2006 had already become $119 by
2016, on its way to $165 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 2006 had the buying
power of $165; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2006 to 2026: $100 is worth $165 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2006-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2006 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2006-to-2026/