$100 in 2013 is worth $138 in 2025,
because prices increased 38.2% over that period, an average of
2.73% a year.
$100 in 2013 has
the same buying power as
$138
in 2025
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
38.2%
Average inflation rate
2.73% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$138
Price difference ($100 base)
$38.20
CPI in 2013
232.957
CPI in 2025
321.943
Inflation in 2013
1.46%
Inflation in 2025
2.63%
$100 in 2013 → 2025
$138
$100 in 2025 → 2013
$72.36
What happened to prices between 2013 and 2025
Between 2013 and 2025, the Consumer Price Index went from 232.957 to 321.943.
Cumulatively, prices increased 38.2%, which works out to an average of
2.73% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2013 bought what
$0.72 buys in 2025: the 2013 dollar
lost 27.6% of its purchasing power over
these 12 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 2025 at the same ratio, 1.38: $1,000 becomes
$1,382, and $10,000 becomes $13,820.
Amount in 2013
Value in 2025
$1.00
$1.38
$5.00
$6.91
$10.00
$13.82
$20.00
$27.64
$50.00
$69.10
$100
$138
$500
$691
$1,000
$1,382
$5,000
$6,910
$10,000
$13,820
$100,000
$138,198
$1,000,000
$1,381,985
Inflation by spending category, 2013–2025
Between 2013 and 2025, housing rose the most, up 52.5%, while apparel rose the least, up 3.1%, against 38.2% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2013
spending costs in 2025, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2013 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.73%
$138
Housing
3.58%
$152
Food
3.04%
$143
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.86%
$140
Medical care
2.62%
$136
Transportation
1.89%
$125
Recreation
1.70%
$122
Energy
1.12%
$114
Education & communication
0.64%
$108
Apparel
0.25%
$103
Decade by decade: 2013 to 2025
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.46% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.51% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2013–2025 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2013, at end
2013–2020
1.51%
11.1%
$111
2020–2025
4.46%
24.4%
$138
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2013
$100 from 2013 had already become $110 by
2019, on its way to $138 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 the smallest rise was 0.1% in 2015.
In 2025, prices rose 2.6% and $100 from 2013 had the buying
power of $138; 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 2013 to 2025: $100 is worth $138 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2013-to-2025/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2013 to 2025. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2013-to-2025/