Value of $2.50 Due to Inflation

What is 2.50 worth over time?

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What is $2.50 worth today? How much was 2.50 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $2.50 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
$2.50 in 1914 74.20
$2.50 in 1915 73.46
$2.50 in 1916 72.04
$2.50 in 1917 63.96
$2.50 in 1918 54.16
$2.50 in 1919 44.97
$2.50 in 1920 39.26
$2.50 in 1921 38.25
$2.50 in 1922 42.89
$2.50 in 1923 43.90
$2.50 in 1924 42.89
$2.50 in 1925 42.89
$2.50 in 1926 41.45
$2.50 in 1927 41.92
$2.50 in 1928 42.89
$2.50 in 1929 43.39
$2.50 in 1930 43.14
$2.50 in 1931 46.09
$2.50 in 1932 50.82
$2.50 in 1933 56.64
$2.50 in 1934 56.21
$2.50 in 1935 55.37
$2.50 in 1936 53.77
$2.50 in 1937 53.00
$2.50 in 1938 51.53
$2.50 in 1939 53.00
$2.50 in 1940 53.00
$2.50 in 1941 52.62
$2.50 in 1942 47.87
$2.50 in 1943 43.90
$2.50 in 1944 42.64
$2.50 in 1945 41.68
$2.50 in 1946 40.77
$2.50 in 1947 34.51
$2.50 in 1948 31.71
$2.50 in 1949 30.79
$2.50 in 1950 31.44
Amount Value in 2023
$2.50 in 1951 29.68
$2.50 in 1952 28.00
$2.50 in 1953 27.79
$2.50 in 1954 27.58
$2.50 in 1955 27.79
$2.50 in 1956 27.69
$2.50 in 1957 26.88
$2.50 in 1958 26.13
$2.50 in 1959 25.67
$2.50 in 1960 25.24
$2.50 in 1961 24.90
$2.50 in 1962 24.73
$2.50 in 1963 24.41
$2.50 in 1964 24.01
$2.50 in 1965 23.78
$2.50 in 1966 23.33
$2.50 in 1967 22.55
$2.50 in 1968 21.89
$2.50 in 1969 20.90
$2.50 in 1970 19.68
$2.50 in 1971 18.64
$2.50 in 1972 18.05
$2.50 in 1973 17.46
$2.50 in 1974 16.06
$2.50 in 1975 14.30
$2.50 in 1976 13.37
$2.50 in 1977 12.75
$2.50 in 1978 11.95
$2.50 in 1979 10.96
$2.50 in 1980 9.67
$2.50 in 1981 8.60
$2.50 in 1982 7.89
$2.50 in 1983 7.60
$2.50 in 1984 7.32
$2.50 in 1985 7.05
$2.50 in 1986 6.79
$2.50 in 1987 6.71
Amount Value in 2023
$2.50 in 1988 6.43
$2.50 in 1989 6.16
$2.50 in 1990 5.88
$2.50 in 1991 5.55
$2.50 in 1992 5.38
$2.50 in 1993 5.23
$2.50 in 1994 5.09
$2.50 in 1995 4.96
$2.50 in 1996 4.83
$2.50 in 1997 4.68
$2.50 in 1998 4.60
$2.50 in 1999 4.53
$2.50 in 2000 4.41
$2.50 in 2001 4.26
$2.50 in 2002 4.20
$2.50 in 2003 4.10
$2.50 in 2004 4.03
$2.50 in 2005 3.90
$2.50 in 2006 3.77
$2.50 in 2007 3.68
$2.50 in 2008 3.53
$2.50 in 2009 3.53
$2.50 in 2010 3.44
$2.50 in 2011 3.39
$2.50 in 2012 3.29
$2.50 in 2013 3.23
$2.50 in 2014 3.18
$2.50 in 2015 3.16
$2.50 in 2016 3.14
$2.50 in 2017 3.07
$2.50 in 2018 3.01
$2.50 in 2019 2.95
$2.50 in 2020 2.89
$2.50 in 2021 2.85
$2.50 in 2022 2.66
$2.50 in 2023 2.50