$100 in 2013 is worth $126 in 2022,
because prices increased 25.6% over that period, an average of
2.57% a year.
$100 in 2013 has
the same buying power as
$126
in 2022
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
25.6%
Average inflation rate
2.57% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$126
Price difference ($100 base)
$25.63
CPI in 2013
232.957
CPI in 2022
292.655
Inflation in 2013
1.46%
Inflation in 2022
8.00%
$100 in 2013 → 2022
$126
$100 in 2022 → 2013
$79.60
What happened to prices between 2013 and 2022
Between 2013 and 2022, the Consumer Price Index went from 232.957 to 292.655.
Cumulatively, prices increased 25.6%, which works out to an average of
2.57% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2013 bought what
$0.80 buys in 2022: the 2013 dollar
lost 20.4% of its purchasing power over
these 9 years.
2013 was a low-inflation year with a lot of noise around the Federal Reserve.
Consumer prices rose 1.5%, below the Fed’s 2% target, and gasoline eased to an
average of $3.51 a gallon. Housing was the exception: the median new home sold
for about $268,900, up sharply from $245,200 in 2012, as the market recovered
from its post-crisis bottom.
The Fed dominated the news. Chairman Ben Bernanke’s May comments about slowing
bond purchases pushed long-term interest rates up by roughly a percentage
point that summer, and mortgages became more expensive within weeks. In
December the Fed finally announced a first small cut to its purchases while
promising to keep short-term rates near zero for a long time.
Washington added its own disruption. A 16-day government shutdown in October
delayed data releases and left a hole in that month’s CPI collection. Median
household income was reported at $53,585, the federal minimum wage stayed at
$7.25, and a first-class stamp cost 46 cents. The decade’s pattern was taking
shape: slow price growth, ultra-low interest rates, and a labor market that
improved gradually.
Every 2013 amount converts to 2022 at the same ratio, 1.26: $1,000 becomes
$1,256, and $10,000 becomes $12,563.
Amount in 2013
Value in 2022
$1.00
$1.26
$5.00
$6.28
$10.00
$12.56
$20.00
$25.13
$50.00
$62.81
$100
$126
$500
$628
$1,000
$1,256
$5,000
$6,281
$10,000
$12,563
$100,000
$125,626
$1,000,000
$1,256,262
Inflation by spending category, 2013–2022
Between 2013 and 2022, housing rose the most, up 32.3%, while apparel fell 0.3%, against 25.6% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2013
spending costs in 2022, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2013 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.57%
$126
Housing
3.16%
$132
Food
2.86%
$129
Medical care
2.83%
$129
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.59%
$126
Transportation
2.28%
$123
Energy
2.24%
$122
Recreation
1.42%
$114
Education & communication
0.63%
$106
Apparel
-0.03%
$99.74
Decade by decade: 2013 to 2022
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 6.34% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.51% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2013–2022 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2013, at end
2013–2020
1.51%
11.1%
$111
2020–2022
6.34%
13.1%
$126
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2013
$100 from 2013 had already become $105 by
2017, on its way to $126 in 2022; 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 2022, prices rose 8.0% and $100 from 2013 had the buying
power of $126; the year's average CPI of 292.655 is the level
behind every 2022 figure on this page.
2022 was the year inflation returned. Consumer prices rose 8.0% on average,
the worst since 1981, driven by pandemic-era supply chains, stimulus-fueled
demand, and an energy shock from the war in Ukraine. Gas briefly topped $5 a
gallon nationally for the first time ever, and “inflation” became the
top-ranked economic concern in nearly every poll of American households.
MLA: “Inflation from 2013 to 2022: $100 is worth $126 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2013-to-2022/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2013 to 2022. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2013-to-2022/