$100 in 2017 is worth $136 in 2026,
because prices increased 35.5% over that period, an average of
3.44% a year.
$100 in 2017 has
the same buying power as
$136
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
35.5%
Average inflation rate
3.44% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$136
Price difference ($100 base)
$35.54
CPI in 2017
245.12
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2017
2.13%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2017 → 2026
$136
$100 in 2026 → 2017
$73.78
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2017 and 2026
Between 2017 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 245.12 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 35.5%, which works out to an average of
3.44% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2017 bought what
$0.74 buys in 2026: the 2017 dollar
lost 26.2% of its purchasing power over
these 9 years.
2017 pushed consumer prices back above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. The
CPI rose 2.1%, the first reading over 2% in five years, helped by a rebound
in energy after OPEC’s output cuts and by a storm-related spike at the pump:
Hurricane Harvey shut a large part of Gulf Coast refining in late August.
Gasoline averaged $2.42 a gallon, up from $2.14 in 2016.
Household incomes kept rising. The median household income reached $61,372,
and the median new home sold for about $322,100. The federal minimum wage
stayed at $7.25, its eighth year at that level, and a first-class stamp rose
to 49 cents.
The Fed raised rates three times, to 1.25–1.50%, and in October began
letting its bond holdings shrink. Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
in December, lowering the corporate rate to 21%. Even with unemployment near
4%, core inflation stayed under 2%, a puzzle that shaped Fed debates for the
next two years.
Every 2017 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.36: $1,000 becomes
$1,355, and $10,000 becomes $13,554.
Amount in 2017
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.36
$5.00
$6.78
$10.00
$13.55
$20.00
$27.11
$50.00
$67.77
$100
$136
$500
$678
$1,000
$1,355
$5,000
$6,777
$10,000
$13,554
$100,000
$135,543
$1,000,000
$1,355,430
Inflation by spending category, 2017–2026
Between 2017 and 2026, energy rose the most, up 55.4%, while education & communication rose the least, up 8.2%, against 35.5% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2017
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2017 →
All items (CPI-U)
3.44%
$136
Energy
5.02%
$155
Housing
4.00%
$142
Transportation
3.98%
$142
Food
3.76%
$139
Core (all items less food & energy)
3.24%
$133
Medical care
2.48%
$125
Recreation
2.23%
$122
Apparel
0.92%
$109
Education & communication
0.88%
$108
Decade by decade: 2017 to 2026
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.25% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.83% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2017–2026 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2017, at end
2017–2020
1.83%
5.6%
$106
2020–2026
4.25%
28.4%
$136
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2017
$100 from 2017 had already become $111 by
2021, on its way to $136 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 2017 had the buying
power of $136; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2017 to 2026: $100 is worth $136 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2017-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2017 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2017-to-2026/