U.S. inflation · 2024–2025
$100 in 2024 has the same buying power as
$103
in 2025
| Cumulative price change | 2.6% |
|---|---|
| Average inflation rate | 2.63% per year |
| Converted amount ($100 base) | $103 |
| Price difference ($100 base) | $2.63 |
| CPI in 2024 | 313.689 |
| CPI in 2025 | 321.943 |
| Inflation in 2024 | 2.95% |
| Inflation in 2025 | 2.63% |
| $100 in 2024 → 2025 | $103 |
| $100 in 2025 → 2024 | $97.44 |
Between 2024 and 2025, the Consumer Price Index went from 313.689 to 321.943. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.6%, which works out to an average of 2.63% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2024 bought what $0.97 buys in 2025.
| Amount in 2024 | Value in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.03 |
| $5.00 | $5.13 |
| $10.00 | $10.26 |
| $20.00 | $20.53 |
| $50.00 | $51.32 |
| $100 | $103 |
| $500 | $513 |
| $1,000 | $1,026 |
| $5,000 | $5,132 |
| $10,000 | $10,263 |
| $100,000 | $102,631 |
| $1,000,000 | $1,026,313 |
The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2024 spending costs in 2025, by category:
| Category | Avg. yearly inflation | $100 in 2024 → |
|---|---|---|
| All items (CPI-U) | 2.63% | $103 |
| Housing | 3.75% | $104 |
| Medical care | 2.88% | $103 |
| Core (all items less food & energy) | 2.84% | $103 |
| Food | 2.80% | $103 |
| Recreation | 2.12% | $102 |
| Transportation | 0.53% | $101 |
| Education & communication | 0.46% | $100 |
| Energy | -0.07% | $99.93 |
| Apparel | -0.13% | $99.87 |
| Year | CPI | Inflation rate | $100 from 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9% | $100 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | 2.6% | $103 |
MLA: “Inflation from 2024 to 2025: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2024-to-2025/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2024 to 2025. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2024-to-2025/
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.