U.S. inflation · 2015–2022
$100 in 2015 has the same buying power as
$123
in 2022
| Cumulative price change | 23.5% |
|---|---|
| Average inflation rate | 3.06% per year |
| Converted amount ($100 base) | $123 |
| Price difference ($100 base) | $23.47 |
| CPI in 2015 | 237.017 |
| CPI in 2022 | 292.655 |
| Inflation in 2015 | 0.12% |
| Inflation in 2022 | 8.00% |
| $100 in 2015 → 2022 | $123 |
| $100 in 2022 → 2015 | $80.99 |
Between 2015 and 2022, the Consumer Price Index went from 237.017 to 292.655. Cumulatively, prices increased 23.5%, which works out to an average of 3.06% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2015 bought what $0.81 buys in 2022.
| Amount in 2015 | Value in 2022 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.23 |
| $5.00 | $6.17 |
| $10.00 | $12.35 |
| $20.00 | $24.69 |
| $50.00 | $61.74 |
| $100 | $123 |
| $500 | $617 |
| $1,000 | $1,235 |
| $5,000 | $6,174 |
| $10,000 | $12,347 |
| $100,000 | $123,474 |
| $1,000,000 | $1,234,743 |
The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2015 spending costs in 2022, by category:
| Category | Avg. yearly inflation | $100 in 2015 → |
|---|---|---|
| All items (CPI-U) | 3.06% | $123 |
| Energy | 5.66% | $147 |
| Transportation | 4.25% | $134 |
| Housing | 3.40% | $126 |
| Food | 3.06% | $124 |
| Medical care | 2.92% | $122 |
| Core (all items less food & energy) | 2.82% | $121 |
| Recreation | 1.74% | $113 |
| Education & communication | 0.57% | $104 |
| Apparel | 0.13% | $101 |
| Year | CPI | Inflation rate | $100 from 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.1% | $100 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3% | $101 |
| 2017 | 245.12 | 2.1% | $103 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4% | $106 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8% | $108 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.2% | $109 |
| 2021 | 270.97 | 4.7% | $114 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 8.0% | $123 |
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 2015 to 2022: $100 is worth $123 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2015-to-2022/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2015 to 2022. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2015-to-2022/
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U annual averages (series CUUR0000SA0; category indexes listed on the data sources page). See how these numbers are calculated.