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US Inflation · 1980 → 1995

$1 in 1980 = $1.85 in 1995

Total inflation
85.0%
over 15 years
Annual average
4.18%
compounded

Common amounts adjusted

$Amount in 1980 Equivalent in 1995
$100 $184.95
$1,000 $1,849.51
$10,000 $18,495.15
$100,000 $184,951.46

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 1995 CPI to the 1980 CPI.

factor = CPI(1995) / CPI(1980) = 1.8495
annual = factor^(1/15) − 1 = 0.0418 (4.18%)