Value of $12 Due to Inflation

What is 12 worth over time?

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Calculate inflation of $12 in the United States over time.

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What is $12 worth today? How much was 12 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $12 was worth by year. The Consumer Price Index is tabulated by comparing prices throughout the United States over time. These numbers are published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We use this data to calculate the value of inflation every year.
Amount Value in 2023
$12 in 1914 356.16
$12 in 1915 352.63
$12 in 1916 345.78
$12 in 1917 307.03
$12 in 1918 259.97
$12 in 1919 215.85
$12 in 1920 188.44
$12 in 1921 183.59
$12 in 1922 205.87
$12 in 1923 210.74
$12 in 1924 205.87
$12 in 1925 205.87
$12 in 1926 198.97
$12 in 1927 201.22
$12 in 1928 205.87
$12 in 1929 208.28
$12 in 1930 207.07
$12 in 1931 221.22
$12 in 1932 243.94
$12 in 1933 271.88
$12 in 1934 269.82
$12 in 1935 265.79
$12 in 1936 258.08
$12 in 1937 254.40
$12 in 1938 247.33
$12 in 1939 254.40
$12 in 1940 254.40
$12 in 1941 252.59
$12 in 1942 229.78
$12 in 1943 210.74
$12 in 1944 204.69
$12 in 1945 200.09
$12 in 1946 195.69
$12 in 1947 165.65
$12 in 1948 152.20
$12 in 1949 147.78
$12 in 1950 150.91
Amount Value in 2023
$12 in 1951 142.46
$12 in 1952 134.40
$12 in 1953 133.39
$12 in 1954 132.40
$12 in 1955 133.39
$12 in 1956 132.89
$12 in 1957 129.04
$12 in 1958 125.41
$12 in 1959 123.24
$12 in 1960 121.14
$12 in 1961 119.52
$12 in 1962 118.72
$12 in 1963 117.16
$12 in 1964 115.26
$12 in 1965 114.15
$12 in 1966 112.00
$12 in 1967 108.25
$12 in 1968 105.06
$12 in 1969 100.33
$12 in 1970 94.47
$12 in 1971 89.49
$12 in 1972 86.66
$12 in 1973 83.80
$12 in 1974 77.09
$12 in 1975 68.62
$12 in 1976 64.17
$12 in 1977 61.20
$12 in 1978 57.35
$12 in 1979 52.61
$12 in 1980 46.43
$12 in 1981 41.27
$12 in 1982 37.89
$12 in 1983 36.49
$12 in 1984 35.16
$12 in 1985 33.82
$12 in 1986 32.59
$12 in 1987 32.23
Amount Value in 2023
$12 in 1988 30.86
$12 in 1989 29.56
$12 in 1990 28.24
$12 in 1991 26.62
$12 in 1992 25.83
$12 in 1993 25.10
$12 in 1994 24.43
$12 in 1995 23.79
$12 in 1996 23.20
$12 in 1997 22.46
$12 in 1998 22.08
$12 in 1999 21.73
$12 in 2000 21.16
$12 in 2001 20.47
$12 in 2002 20.16
$12 in 2003 19.69
$12 in 2004 19.32
$12 in 2005 18.72
$12 in 2006 18.10
$12 in 2007 17.65
$12 in 2008 16.96
$12 in 2009 16.94
$12 in 2010 16.49
$12 in 2011 16.25
$12 in 2012 15.78
$12 in 2013 15.51
$12 in 2014 15.28
$12 in 2015 15.17
$12 in 2016 15.06
$12 in 2017 14.75
$12 in 2018 14.45
$12 in 2019 14.18
$12 in 2020 13.86
$12 in 2021 13.67
$12 in 2022 12.77
$12 in 2023 12.00