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US Inflation · 1990 → 2022

$1 in 1990 = $2.24 in 2022

Total inflation
123.9%
over 32 years
Annual average
2.55%
compounded

Common amounts adjusted

$Amount in 1990 Equivalent in 2022
$100 $223.95
$1,000 $2,239.48
$10,000 $22,394.80
$100,000 $223,947.97

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 2022 CPI to the 1990 CPI.

factor = CPI(2022) / CPI(1990) = 2.2395
annual = factor^(1/32) − 1 = 0.0255 (2.55%)