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US Inflation · 1990 → 2005

$1 in 1990 = $1.49 in 2005

Total inflation
49.4%
over 15 years
Annual average
2.71%
compounded

Common amounts adjusted

$Amount in 1990 Equivalent in 2005
$100 $149.43
$1,000 $1,494.26
$10,000 $14,942.62
$100,000 $149,426.17

How this was calculated

Based on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI). The cumulative inflation factor is the ratio of the 2005 CPI to the 1990 CPI.

factor = CPI(2005) / CPI(1990) = 1.4943
annual = factor^(1/15) − 1 = 0.0271 (2.71%)