$1 in 2025 is worth $1.05 today
A dollar in January 2025 had the same buying power as $1.05 in Aug 2026. Prices have risen 5% since then. Change the amount or the months below.
US CPI data through Aug 2026, updated monthly. How we calculate$1 in Jan 2025 is worth, in Aug 2026
Prices rose 5.4% in total, about 3.41% a year. Cash kept under the mattress since Jan 2025 now buys only 95% of what it used to.
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 2025 is worth now
Prices in the US have risen 5% since 2025, so it takes $1.05 today to buy what $1 bought then. Put the other way, $1 kept in cash since 2025 now buys only 95% of what it did.
That is an average of 3.4% a year over 2 years. This period includes the 2021–2023 jump in prices, the fastest in about 40 years.
For contrast, $1 put into the S&P 500 in January 2025, with dividends reinvested, would be worth about $1.30 today, 1.2× what inflation alone requires. Cash loses buying power; invested money has historically outgrown it.
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Common questions
How much is $1 from 2025 worth today?
About $1.05 in Aug 2026 dollars, based on the US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) from January 2025.
How much have prices gone up since 2025?
5% in total, or about 3.4% a year on average.
What would $1 in 2025 buy today?
It buys about 95% of what it bought in 2025. You would need $1.05 to buy the same things.
How is this calculated?
Today's value = $1 × (latest CPI ÷ CPI in January 2025). 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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