$100 in 2018 is worth $128 in 2025,
because prices increased 28.2% over that period, an average of
3.61% a year.
$100 in 2018 has
the same buying power as
$128
in 2025
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
28.2%
Average inflation rate
3.61% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$128
Price difference ($100 base)
$28.21
CPI in 2018
251.107
CPI in 2025
321.943
Inflation in 2018
2.44%
Inflation in 2025
2.63%
$100 in 2018 → 2025
$128
$100 in 2025 → 2018
$78.00
What happened to prices between 2018 and 2025
Between 2018 and 2025, the Consumer Price Index went from 251.107 to 321.943.
Cumulatively, prices increased 28.2%, which works out to an average of
3.61% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2018 bought what
$0.78 buys in 2025: the 2018 dollar
lost 22.0% of its purchasing power over
these 7 years.
2018 was the peak of the late-2010s expansion. Consumer prices rose 2.4%,
the fastest since 2011, with gasoline averaging $2.72 a gallon after a summer
high. Unemployment fell to 3.7% in September, the lowest since 1969, and median
household income reached $63,179. The median new home sold for about $331,800,
and a first-class stamp cost 50 cents. The federal minimum wage was still $7.25.
Trade policy became a price factor for the first time in decades. New tariffs
on steel, aluminum, and a growing list of Chinese goods raised costs for
manufacturers and some consumer products, and retaliation cut into exports of
soybeans and other farm goods.
The Federal Reserve, led from February by Jerome Powell, raised rates four
times to 2.25–2.50%. A stock-market drop of nearly 20% in the fourth quarter
led the Fed to signal a pause in early 2019. Oil fell from over $75 a barrel in
October to below $50 by December, which pulled headline inflation lower going
into the next year.
Every 2018 amount converts to 2025 at the same ratio, 1.28: $1,000 becomes
$1,282, and $10,000 becomes $12,821.
Amount in 2018
Value in 2025
$1.00
$1.28
$5.00
$6.41
$10.00
$12.82
$20.00
$25.64
$50.00
$64.10
$100
$128
$500
$641
$1,000
$1,282
$5,000
$6,410
$10,000
$12,821
$100,000
$128,209
$1,000,000
$1,282,095
Inflation by spending category, 2018–2025
Between 2018 and 2025, housing rose the most, up 34.1%, while apparel rose the least, up 4.5%, against 28.2% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2018
spending costs in 2025, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2018 →
All items (CPI-U)
3.61%
$128
Housing
4.28%
$134
Food
4.26%
$134
Transportation
3.72%
$129
Core (all items less food & energy)
3.52%
$127
Energy
3.47%
$127
Medical care
2.60%
$120
Recreation
2.45%
$118
Education & communication
1.01%
$107
Apparel
0.63%
$105
Decade by decade: 2018 to 2025
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.46% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.52% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2018–2025 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2018, at end
2018–2020
1.52%
3.1%
$103
2020–2025
4.46%
24.4%
$128
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2018
$100 from 2018 had already become $108 by
2021, on its way to $128 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 1.2% in 2020.
In 2025, prices rose 2.6% and $100 from 2018 had the buying
power of $128; 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 2018 to 2025: $100 is worth $128 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2018-to-2025/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2018 to 2025. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2018-to-2025/