$1 in 1990 has about the same buying power as $2.47 in 2025 — a total price increase of 147.0% over 35 years, averaging 2.62% a year.
Each amount multiplied by 2.4698.
Index values are annual averages on the 1982-1984 = 100 base. Source: BLS CPI-U, all urban consumers, US city average, all items.
$1 in 1990 has roughly the same buying power as $2.47 in 2025. Prices rose 147.0% in total over those 35 years, an average of 2.62% per year.
Multiply the 1990 amount by 2.4698. That figure is the price index in 2025 divided by the index in 1990 (322.8 ÷ 130.70).
Consumer prices changed by 5.4% during 1990 compared with the previous year.
