$100 in 2010 is worth $152 in 2026,
because prices increased 52.4% over that period, an average of
2.67% a year.
$100 in 2010 has
the same buying power as
$152
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
52.4%
Average inflation rate
2.67% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$152
Price difference ($100 base)
$52.37
CPI in 2010
218.056
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2010
1.64%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2010 → 2026
$152
$100 in 2026 → 2010
$65.63
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2010 and 2026
Between 2010 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 218.056 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 52.4%, which works out to an average of
2.67% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2010 bought what
$0.66 buys in 2026: the 2010 dollar
lost 34.4% of its purchasing power over
these 16 years.
2010 was a year of recovery without much price pressure. The CPI rose 1.6%, a
return to growth after 2009’s deflation, with gasoline averaging $2.78 a
gallon as energy prices climbed back from their recession lows. Housing costs
barely moved: millions of foreclosed and vacant homes kept rents soft, and the
median new home sold for about $221,800. The federal minimum wage stayed at
$7.25, the level set in July 2009, and a first-class stamp cost 44 cents.
The Federal Reserve was more worried about too little inflation than too
much. Its policy rate sat at 0–0.25%, and in November it announced a further
$600 billion of Treasury purchases to hold down long-term borrowing costs.
Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act in July to tighten financial regulation,
while a 110 billion euro rescue of Greece in May showed that the crisis had
moved from American mortgages to European government debt. For anyone
comparing dollars across the decade, 2010 is a useful baseline: prices were
still close to their 2008 levels, and the years ahead brought a slow, steady
climb.
Every 2010 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.52: $1,000 becomes
$1,524, and $10,000 becomes $15,237.
Amount in 2010
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.52
$5.00
$7.62
$10.00
$15.24
$20.00
$30.47
$50.00
$76.18
$100
$152
$500
$762
$1,000
$1,524
$5,000
$7,618
$10,000
$15,237
$100,000
$152,366
$1,000,000
$1,523,659
Inflation by spending category, 2010–2026
Between 2010 and 2026, housing rose the most, up 65.3%, while education & communication rose the least, up 13.7%, against 52.4% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2010
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2010 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.67%
$152
Housing
3.19%
$165
Food
2.93%
$159
Medical care
2.67%
$153
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.64%
$152
Energy
2.58%
$150
Transportation
2.49%
$148
Recreation
1.53%
$128
Apparel
0.83%
$114
Education & communication
0.81%
$114
Decade by decade: 2010 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 2010–2026 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2010, at end
2010–2020
1.73%
18.7%
$119
2020–2026
4.25%
28.4%
$152
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2010
$100 from 2010 had already become $115 by
2018, on its way to $152 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 the smallest rise was 0.1% in 2015.
In 2026, prices rose 3.2% and $100 from 2010 had the buying
power of $152; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2010 to 2026: $100 is worth $152 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2010-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2010 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2010-to-2026/