$100 in 2011 is worth $148 in 2026,
because prices increased 47.7% over that period, an average of
2.63% a year.
$100 in 2011 has
the same buying power as
$148
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
47.7%
Average inflation rate
2.63% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$148
Price difference ($100 base)
$47.70
CPI in 2011
224.939
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2011
3.16%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2011 → 2026
$148
$100 in 2026 → 2011
$67.70
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2011 and 2026
Between 2011 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 224.939 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 47.7%, which works out to an average of
2.63% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2011 bought what
$0.68 buys in 2026: the 2011 dollar
lost 32.3% of its purchasing power over
these 15 years.
2011 brought the fastest inflation of the post-recession recovery. Consumer
prices rose 3.2%, roughly double the 2010 pace, and the cause was mostly at the
pump and the grocery store. Unrest across the Middle East and North Africa,
including the war in Libya, pushed gasoline to an annual average of $3.52 a
gallon, the highest yearly figure recorded to that point. Food prices also
rose faster than the overall index.
Household budgets did not keep up. The median household income was $50,054,
barely above the year before, and the median new home sold for about $227,200.
The federal minimum wage stayed at $7.25 and a first-class stamp at 44 cents.
Policy stayed loose. The Federal Reserve kept its policy rate near zero and
launched Operation Twist in September to lower long-term rates. Washington
spent the summer in a debt-ceiling fight that ended in S&P’s August downgrade
of the U.S. credit rating. The inflation spike proved temporary: the
2011 rate was the high point of the early 2010s, and prices grew more slowly
in every year that followed until 2017.
Every 2011 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.48: $1,000 becomes
$1,477, and $10,000 becomes $14,770.
Amount in 2011
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.48
$5.00
$7.39
$10.00
$14.77
$20.00
$29.54
$50.00
$73.85
$100
$148
$500
$739
$1,000
$1,477
$5,000
$7,385
$10,000
$14,770
$100,000
$147,704
$1,000,000
$1,477,036
Inflation by spending category, 2011–2026
Between 2011 and 2026, housing rose the most, up 63.2%, while apparel rose the least, up 11.7%, against 47.7% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2011
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2011 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.63%
$148
Housing
3.32%
$163
Food
2.88%
$153
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.71%
$149
Medical care
2.65%
$148
Transportation
2.01%
$135
Energy
1.78%
$130
Recreation
1.63%
$128
Education & communication
0.78%
$112
Apparel
0.74%
$112
Decade by decade: 2011 to 2026
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.25% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.57% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2011–2026 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2011, at end
2011–2020
1.57%
15.1%
$115
2020–2026
4.25%
28.4%
$148
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2011
$100 from 2011 had already become $112 by
2018, on its way to $148 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 2011 had the buying
power of $148; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2011 to 2026: $100 is worth $148 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2011-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2011 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2011-to-2026/