$100 in 2023 is worth $109 in 2026,
because prices increased 9.0% over that period, an average of
2.93% a year.
$100 in 2023 has
the same buying power as
$109
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
9.0%
Average inflation rate
2.93% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$109
Price difference ($100 base)
$9.04
CPI in 2023
304.702
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2023
4.12%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2023 → 2026
$109
$100 in 2026 → 2023
$91.71
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2023 and 2026
Between 2023 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 304.702 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 9.0%, which works out to an average of
2.93% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2023 bought what
$0.92 buys in 2026: the 2023 dollar
lost 8.3% of its purchasing power over
these 3 years.
2023 was the year inflation came down without a recession. Consumer prices
rose 4.1% on average, roughly half of 2022’s 8.0%, and the December-to-December
rate fell to 3.4%. Gasoline averaged $3.52 a gallon, well below the 2022
average, and supply-chain pressure on goods eased. Shelter, restaurant meals,
and other services stayed expensive, so the CPI kept rising at a rate well
above the pre-pandemic pace.
The Federal Reserve completed its rate-hiking campaign in July, taking the
policy rate to 5.25–5.50%, the highest level in 22 years. The effects showed
up in banking: Silicon Valley Bank failed in March after rate increases eroded
the value of its bond portfolio, the second-largest bank failure in U.S.
history at the time. Despite that, unemployment stayed under 4% all year.
Median household income was $80,610 according to the Census Bureau. The
federal minimum wage stayed at $7.25, and a first-class stamp rose to 66 cents
in July.
Every 2023 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.09: $1,000 becomes
$1,090, and $10,000 becomes $10,904.
Amount in 2023
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.09
$5.00
$5.45
$10.00
$10.90
$20.00
$21.81
$50.00
$54.52
$100
$109
$500
$545
$1,000
$1,090
$5,000
$5,452
$10,000
$10,904
$100,000
$109,039
$1,000,000
$1,090,387
Inflation by spending category, 2023–2026
Between 2023 and 2026, energy rose the most, up 12.2%, while education & communication rose the least, up 1.7%, against 9.0% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2023
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2023 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.93%
$109
Energy
3.92%
$112
Housing
3.74%
$112
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.90%
$109
Food
2.58%
$108
Medical care
2.57%
$108
Transportation
2.37%
$107
Recreation
2.03%
$106
Apparel
1.47%
$104
Education & communication
0.58%
$102
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2023
$100 from 2023 had already become $103 by
2024, on its way to $109 in 2026; each row shows the CPI, that
year's inflation rate, and the running value.
Within the span, inflation peaked at 3.2% in 2026, and the smallest rise was 2.6% in 2025.
In 2026, prices rose 3.2% and $100 from 2023 had the buying
power of $109; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2023 to 2026: $100 is worth $109 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2023-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2023 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2023-to-2026/