$100 in 2008 is worth $150 in 2025,
because prices increased 49.5% over that period, an average of
2.39% a year.
$100 in 2008 has
the same buying power as
$150
in 2025
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
49.5%
Average inflation rate
2.39% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$150
Price difference ($100 base)
$49.53
CPI in 2008
215.303
CPI in 2025
321.943
Inflation in 2008
3.84%
Inflation in 2025
2.63%
$100 in 2008 → 2025
$150
$100 in 2025 → 2008
$66.88
What happened to prices between 2008 and 2025
Between 2008 and 2025, the Consumer Price Index went from 215.303 to 321.943.
Cumulatively, prices increased 49.5%, which works out to an average of
2.39% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2008 bought what
$0.67 buys in 2025: the 2008 dollar
lost 33.1% of its purchasing power over
these 17 years.
Inflation averaged 3.8% in 2008, but that figure hides a swing. The 12-month rate reached 5.6% in
July, when oil hit $147 a barrel and gasoline passed $4 a gallon, then fell to 0.1% by December
as crude dropped near $40. For the year, gas averaged $3.27, the highest yet. The financial
system broke in the fall: Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on September 15, Congress
created the $700 billion TARP bank rescue on October 3, and the Federal Reserve cut its policy
rate to a range of 0–0.25% in December. The median household earned about $50,300, barely
above 2007, and the median new home price fell to $232,100. The minimum wage rose to $6.55 in
July, and a first-class stamp cost 42 cents. The price collapse at the end of 2008 set up the
deflation of 2009.
Every 2008 amount converts to 2025 at the same ratio, 1.50: $1,000 becomes
$1,495, and $10,000 becomes $14,953.
Amount in 2008
Value in 2025
$1.00
$1.50
$5.00
$7.48
$10.00
$14.95
$20.00
$29.91
$50.00
$74.77
$100
$150
$500
$748
$1,000
$1,495
$5,000
$7,477
$10,000
$14,953
$100,000
$149,530
$1,000,000
$1,495,302
Inflation by spending category, 2008–2025
Between 2008 and 2025, housing rose the most, up 60.3%, while apparel rose the least, up 10.4%, against 49.5% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2008
spending costs in 2025, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2008 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.39%
$150
Housing
2.81%
$160
Medical care
2.78%
$159
Food
2.75%
$159
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.50%
$152
Transportation
1.96%
$139
Recreation
1.30%
$125
Education & communication
1.01%
$119
Energy
0.98%
$118
Apparel
0.59%
$110
Decade by decade: 2008 to 2025
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.46% a year, and slowest in the 2000s (0.64% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2008–2025 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2008, at end
2008–2010
0.64%
1.3%
$101
2010–2020
1.73%
18.7%
$120
2020–2025
4.46%
24.4%
$150
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2008
$100 from 2008 had already become $111 by
2016, on its way to $150 in 2025; 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 2025, prices rose 2.6% and $100 from 2008 had the buying
power of $150; the year's average CPI of 321.943 is the level
behind every 2025 figure on this page.
2025 was a year of trade policy and data disruptions rather than an
inflation surge. Consumer prices rose 2.6% on average, a step down from
2024’s 2.9% and well below the 8.0% of 2022. Tariffs announced in April
pushed up prices for some imported goods, including furniture, apparel, and
auto parts, but the effect on the overall index was smaller than many
forecasters feared at the start of the year, in part because retailers
absorbed some of the cost and demand for services stayed steady.
The Federal Reserve held its policy rate steady through the first half of the
year, then began cutting again in September, lowering it in three quarter-point
steps to 3.50–3.75% by December.
The federal government shutdown that began October 1 lasted 43 days, and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics did not publish a CPI for October 2025 because the
survey data could not be collected. The federal minimum wage stayed at $7.25,
and a first-class stamp rose to 78 cents in July.
MLA: “Inflation from 2008 to 2025: $100 is worth $150 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2008-to-2025/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2008 to 2025. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2008-to-2025/