$100 in 2024 is worth $106 in 2026,
because prices increased 5.9% over that period, an average of
2.91% a year.
$100 in 2024 has
the same buying power as
$106
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
5.9%
Average inflation rate
2.91% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$106
Price difference ($100 base)
$5.91
CPI in 2024
313.689
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2024
2.95%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2024 → 2026
$106
$100 in 2026 → 2024
$94.42
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2024 and 2026
Between 2024 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 313.689 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 5.9%, which works out to an average of
2.91% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2024 bought what
$0.94 buys in 2026: the 2024 dollar
lost 5.6% of its purchasing power over
these 2 years.
2024 brought inflation close to normal without fully reaching it. Consumer
prices rose 2.9% on average, the smallest yearly increase since 2020, and the
December-to-December rate was also 2.9%. Gasoline averaged $3.30 a gallon,
below 2023’s $3.52. Shelter stayed the biggest driver of the index, so the
pace of price growth in categories that households can’t easily avoid, such as
rent and insurance, lagged the drop in goods and energy costs.
The Federal Reserve declared progress in September, cutting its policy rate
by half a point, the first reduction since the pandemic emergency, and then
by a quarter point in November and again in December. Mortgage rates near 7%
kept the housing market frozen for many would-be buyers.
Median household income was $83,730, the federal minimum wage stayed at $7.25,
and a first-class stamp rose to 73 cents in July. After the November election,
attention turned to how announced tariffs and tax policy might affect prices
in 2025.
Every 2024 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.06: $1,000 becomes
$1,059, and $10,000 becomes $10,591.
Amount in 2024
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.06
$5.00
$5.30
$10.00
$10.59
$20.00
$21.18
$50.00
$52.96
$100
$106
$500
$530
$1,000
$1,059
$5,000
$5,296
$10,000
$10,591
$100,000
$105,915
$1,000,000
$1,059,148
Inflation by spending category, 2024–2026
Between 2024 and 2026, energy rose the most, up 13.7%, while education & communication rose the least, up 1.1%, against 5.9% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2024
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2024 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.91%
$106
Energy
6.64%
$114
Housing
3.43%
$107
Transportation
2.87%
$106
Food
2.74%
$106
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.63%
$105
Medical care
2.52%
$105
Recreation
2.29%
$105
Apparel
1.86%
$104
Education & communication
0.57%
$101
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2024
$100 from 2024 had already become $103 by
2025, on its way to $106 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 2024 had the buying
power of $106; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2024 to 2026: $100 is worth $106 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2024-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2024 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2024-to-2026/