$100 in 2026 has a different purchasing power than $100 today. Over the 0 years since 2026, U.S. consumer prices have risen substantially, so it takes more dollars now to buy the same goods. RaiseGauge computes the exact figure from the BLS CPI-U index.
This is the same inflation adjustment used to compare wages, prices, and budgets across decades: the honest way to ask what something “cost back then” is to convert it into today's dollars, because otherwise you are comparing dollars of different sizes. The page shows the equivalent value today, the total inflation since 2026, and a year-by-year chart of how the figure grew.
Compare nearby years: $100 in 2023 · $100 in 2024 · $100 in 2025.
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Updated July 2026