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US Inflation · 1990 → 2023

$1 in 1990 = $2.33 in 2023

Total inflation
133.1%
over 33 years
Annual average
2.60%
compounded

Common amounts adjusted

$Amount in 1990 Equivalent in 2023
$100 $233.13
$1,000 $2,331.29
$10,000 $23,312.93
$100,000 $233,129.30

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 2023 CPI to the 1990 CPI.

factor = CPI(2023) / CPI(1990) = 2.3313
annual = factor^(1/33) − 1 = 0.0260 (2.60%)