All items price inflation, 1913→2026

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Prices for All Items, 1913-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for all items are 3,179.48% higher in 2026 versus 1913 (a $635.90 difference in value).

Between 1913 and 2026: All items experienced an average inflation rate of 3.14% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, all items costing $20 in the year 1913 would cost $655.90 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase.

Price Inflation for All items since 1913

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1917 (17.84%), 1918 (17.28%), and 1920 (15.63%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1913

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for All items, over time, for $20 beginning in 1913. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
1913	$20.00	-
1914	$20.27	1.35%
1915	$20.46	0.92%
1916	$22.02	7.67%
1917	$25.95	17.84%
1918	$30.44	17.28%
1919	$35.08	15.24%
1920	$40.56	15.63%
1921	$36.12	-10.94%
1922	$33.90	-6.16%
1923	$34.50	1.79%
1924	$34.65	0.44%
1925	$35.50	2.43%
1926	$35.82	0.90%
1927	$35.13	-1.93%
1928	$34.72	-1.15%
1929	$34.72	0.00% **
1930	$33.79	-2.67%
1931	$30.78	-8.93%
1932	$27.61	-10.30%
1933	$26.17	-5.19%
1934	$27.08	3.48%
1935	$27.77	2.55%
1936	$28.06	1.03%
1937	$29.11	3.73%
1938	$28.52	-2.03%
1939	$28.15	-1.30%
1940	$28.35	0.72%
1941	$29.80	5.12%
1942	$33.05	10.92%
1943	$35.03	5.97%
1944	$35.60	1.64%
1945	$36.41	2.27%
1946	$39.49	8.48%
1947	$45.18	14.39%
1948	$48.65	7.69%
1949	$48.18	-0.97%
1950	$48.70	1.09%
1951	$52.53	7.86%
1952	$53.73	2.28%
1953	$54.17	0.82%
1954	$54.33	0.31%
1955	$54.18	-0.28%
1956	$55.01	1.53%
1957	$56.85	3.34%
1958	$58.40	2.73%
1959	$58.99	1.01%
1960	$59.85	1.46%
1961	$60.49	1.07%
1962	$61.21	1.20%
1963	$61.97	1.24%
1964	$62.77	1.28%
1965	$63.76	1.59%
1966	$65.68	3.02%
1967	$67.50	2.77%
1968	$70.39	4.27%
1969	$74.23	5.46%
1970	$78.57	5.84%
1971	$81.94	4.29%
1972	$84.62	3.27%
1973	$89.85	6.18%
1974	$99.78	11.05%
1975	$108.90	9.14%
1976	$115.16	5.74%
1977	$122.65	6.50%
1978	$132.01	7.63%
1979	$146.86	11.25%
1980	$166.76	13.55%
1981	$184.00	10.33%
1982	$195.28	6.13%
1983	$201.55	3.21%
1984	$210.22	4.30%
1985	$217.67	3.55%
1986	$221.80	1.90%
1987	$229.93	3.66%
1988	$239.31	4.08%
1989	$250.86	4.83%
1990	$264.40	5.40%
1991	$275.60	4.23%
1992	$283.95	3.03%
1993	$292.33	2.95%
1994	$299.95	2.61%
1995	$308.36	2.81%
1996	$317.40	2.93%
1997	$324.82	2.34%
1998	$329.87	1.55%
1999	$337.08	2.19%
2000	$348.47	3.38%
2001	$358.31	2.83%
2002	$364.00	1.59%
2003	$372.26	2.27%
2004	$382.23	2.68%
2005	$395.19	3.39%
2006	$407.94	3.23%
2007	$419.58	2.85%
2008	$435.69	3.84%
2009	$434.14	-0.36%
2010	$441.26	1.64%
2011	$455.19	3.16%
2012	$464.61	2.07%
2013	$471.41	1.46%
2014	$479.06	1.62%
2015	$479.63	0.12%
2016	$485.68	1.26%
2017	$496.03	2.13%
2018	$508.14	2.44%
2019	$517.35	1.81%
2020	$523.73	1.23%
2021	$548.34	4.70%
2022	$592.22	8.00%
2023	$616.60	4.12%
2024	$634.78	2.95%
2025	$651.62	2.65%
2026	$655.90	0.66%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for All items:

Year	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
CPI	9.883	10.017	10.108	10.883	12.825	15.042	17.333	20.042	17.850	16.750	17.050	17.125	17.542	17.700	17.358	17.158	17.158	16.700	15.208	13.642	12.933	13.383	13.725	13.867	14.383	14.092	13.908	14.008	14.725	16.333	17.308	17.592	17.992	19.517	22.325	24.042	23.808	24.067	25.958	26.550	26.767	26.850	26.775	27.183	28.092	28.858	29.150	29.575	29.892	30.250	30.625	31.017	31.508	32.458	33.358	34.783	36.683	38.825	40.492	41.817	44.400	49.308	53.817	56.908	60.608	65.233	72.575	82.408	90.925	96.500	99.600	103.883	107.567	109.608	113.625	118.258	123.967	130.658	136.192	140.317	144.458	148.225	152.383	156.850	160.517	163.008	166.575	172.200	177.067	179.875	183.958	188.883	195.292	201.592	207.342	215.303	214.537	218.056	224.939	229.594	232.957	236.736	237.017	240.007	245.120	251.107	255.657	258.811	270.970	292.655	304.702	313.689	322.011	324.122

Adjust all items prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 1913 * 1913 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for All items was 9.883 in the year 1913 and 324.122 in 2026:

324.122 / 9.883 * $20 = $655.90

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1913 has the same "purchasing power" as $655.90 in 2026 (in the CPI category of All items).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for All items in 1913. In addition to all items, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.