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$1 in 2001 is worth $1.91 today

A dollar in January 2001 had the same buying power as $1.91 in Aug 2026. Prices have risen 91% since then. Change the amount or the months below.

US CPI data through Aug 2026, updated monthly. How we calculate
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$1 in Jan 2001 is worth, in Aug 2026

$1.91

Prices rose 91.3% in total, about 2.57% a year. Cash kept under the mattress since Jan 2001 now buys only 52% of what it used to.

91.3%Total inflation
2.57%Average per year
52%Buying power left in cash
$0$1$1$2$2Jan 2001May 2004Sep 2007Jan 2011May 2014Sep 2017Jan 2021May 2024Aug 2026
Cost of what $1 bought in Jan 2001

US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted), Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data through Aug 2026. Oct 2025 was not published and is estimated from the months around it.

What $1 from 2001 is worth now

$1.91Same buying power today
91%Price rise since 2001
2.6%Average inflation a year
52%Buying power left in cash

Prices in the US have risen 91% since 2001, so it takes $1.91 today to buy what $1 bought then. Put the other way, $1 kept in cash since 2001 now buys only 52% of what it did.

That is an average of 2.6% a year over 26 years. Inflation was mostly moderate, around 2% to 3% a year, until the jump of 2021 and 2022.

For contrast, $1 put into the S&P 500 in January 2001, with dividends reinvested, would be worth about $9.10 today, 4.8× what inflation alone requires. Cash loses buying power; invested money has historically outgrown it.

$1 from 2001 in later years
YearSame buying power
2001$1.00
2010$1.24
2020$1.47
Aug 2026$1.91

CPI in January of each year; the last row uses the latest month.

Other years

$1 in 2001$100 in 2001
$1 in 1920$1 in 1930$1 in 1940$1 in 1950$1 in 1960$1 in 1970$1 in 1980$1 in 1990$1 in 1997$1 in 1998$1 in 1999$1 in 2000$1 in 2002$1 in 2003$1 in 2004$1 in 2005$1 in 2010$1 in 2020

Common questions

How much is $1 from 2001 worth today?

About $1.91 in Aug 2026 dollars, based on the US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) from January 2001.

How much have prices gone up since 2001?

91% in total, or about 2.6% a year on average.

What would $1 in 2001 buy today?

It buys about 52% of what it bought in 2001. You would need $1.91 to buy the same things.

How is this calculated?

Today's value = $1 × (latest CPI ÷ CPI in January 2001). CPI is the Bureau of Labor Statistics measure of the prices US households pay.

Based on the US Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), all items, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Individual prices, such as homes, college or healthcare, rose faster or slower than the average.

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