$100 in 2015 is worth $140 in 2026,
because prices increased 40.2% over that period, an average of
3.12% a year.
$100 in 2015 has
the same buying power as
$140
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
40.2%
Average inflation rate
3.12% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$140
Price difference ($100 base)
$40.18
CPI in 2015
237.017
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2015
0.12%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2015 → 2026
$140
$100 in 2026 → 2015
$71.34
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2015 and 2026
Between 2015 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 237.017 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 40.2%, which works out to an average of
3.12% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2015 bought what
$0.71 buys in 2026: the 2015 dollar
lost 28.7% of its purchasing power over
these 11 years.
2015 was almost a year with no inflation at all. Consumer prices rose 0.1%,
the smallest increase since the 2009 decline, because energy prices kept
falling. Gasoline averaged $2.45 a gallon, down from $3.37 in 2014, and a
strong dollar made imported goods cheaper. The picture was different outside
food and energy: core prices rose about 1.8% as rents and medical costs
climbed.
Incomes finally showed real progress. Median household income reached $56,516,
a large jump from $53,657, and the median new home sold for about $296,400. The
federal minimum wage stayed at $7.25, and a first-class stamp stayed at 49
cents.
The Federal Reserve chose December to end its zero-rate policy, raising the
target range to 0.25–0.50% for the first time since 2006. It moved even
though headline inflation was far under 2%, arguing that the drag from
energy was temporary. Earlier, a currency shift in China in August had shaken
global markets and pushed oil below $40 a barrel. Prices in 2015 ended
the year barely above their 2014 level.
Every 2015 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.40: $1,000 becomes
$1,402, and $10,000 becomes $14,018.
Amount in 2015
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.40
$5.00
$7.01
$10.00
$14.02
$20.00
$28.04
$50.00
$70.09
$100
$140
$500
$701
$1,000
$1,402
$5,000
$7,009
$10,000
$14,018
$100,000
$140,177
$1,000,000
$1,401,769
Inflation by spending category, 2015–2026
Between 2015 and 2026, energy rose the most, up 56.7%, while education & communication rose the least, up 6.9%, against 40.2% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2015
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2015 →
All items (CPI-U)
3.12%
$140
Energy
4.17%
$157
Housing
3.77%
$150
Transportation
3.36%
$144
Food
3.17%
$141
Core (all items less food & energy)
3.02%
$139
Medical care
2.60%
$133
Recreation
2.03%
$125
Apparel
0.73%
$108
Education & communication
0.61%
$107
Decade by decade: 2015 to 2026
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.25% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.77% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2015–2026 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2015, at end
2015–2020
1.77%
9.2%
$109
2020–2026
4.25%
28.4%
$140
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2015
$100 from 2015 had already become $109 by
2020, on its way to $140 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 1.2% in 2020.
In 2026, prices rose 3.2% and $100 from 2015 had the buying
power of $140; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
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MLA: “Inflation from 2015 to 2026: $100 is worth $140 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2015-to-2026/
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