Inflation Impact

Future purchasing power.

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Amount

From Year (historical mode)

BLS CPI-U runs from 1913; earlier years use historical estimates.

To Year (historical mode)

Assumed Inflation Rate (%) — forward mode

Years Ahead — forward mode

YRS

$10,000 in 1990 is worth

$24,698

In 2025 dollars, using BLS CPI-U (1982-1984 = 100).

Prices Rose By

147.0%

Goods costing $10,000 in 1990 cost $24,698 in 2025.

Average Annual Inflation

2.62%

Compound annual rate over 35 years.

Purchasing Power Lost

$14,698

The same $10,000 held as cash since 1990 would buy 40.5% of what it did then.