Value of $6 Due to Inflation

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What is $6 worth today? How much was 6 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $6 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
$6 in 1914 178.08
$6 in 1915 176.32
$6 in 1916 172.89
$6 in 1917 153.52
$6 in 1918 129.98
$6 in 1919 107.93
$6 in 1920 94.22
$6 in 1921 91.79
$6 in 1922 102.94
$6 in 1923 105.37
$6 in 1924 102.94
$6 in 1925 102.94
$6 in 1926 99.49
$6 in 1927 100.61
$6 in 1928 102.94
$6 in 1929 104.14
$6 in 1930 103.53
$6 in 1931 110.61
$6 in 1932 121.97
$6 in 1933 135.94
$6 in 1934 134.91
$6 in 1935 132.89
$6 in 1936 129.04
$6 in 1937 127.20
$6 in 1938 123.67
$6 in 1939 127.20
$6 in 1940 127.20
$6 in 1941 126.30
$6 in 1942 114.89
$6 in 1943 105.37
$6 in 1944 102.34
$6 in 1945 100.04
$6 in 1946 97.85
$6 in 1947 82.83
$6 in 1948 76.10
$6 in 1949 73.89
$6 in 1950 75.46
Amount Value in 2023
$6 in 1951 71.23
$6 in 1952 67.20
$6 in 1953 66.70
$6 in 1954 66.20
$6 in 1955 66.70
$6 in 1956 66.45
$6 in 1957 64.52
$6 in 1958 62.70
$6 in 1959 61.62
$6 in 1960 60.57
$6 in 1961 59.76
$6 in 1962 59.36
$6 in 1963 58.58
$6 in 1964 57.63
$6 in 1965 57.08
$6 in 1966 56.00
$6 in 1967 54.13
$6 in 1968 52.53
$6 in 1969 50.16
$6 in 1970 47.24
$6 in 1971 44.74
$6 in 1972 43.33
$6 in 1973 41.90
$6 in 1974 38.55
$6 in 1975 34.31
$6 in 1976 32.09
$6 in 1977 30.60
$6 in 1978 28.68
$6 in 1979 26.30
$6 in 1980 23.22
$6 in 1981 20.63
$6 in 1982 18.94
$6 in 1983 18.25
$6 in 1984 17.58
$6 in 1985 16.91
$6 in 1986 16.29
$6 in 1987 16.12
Amount Value in 2023
$6 in 1988 15.43
$6 in 1989 14.78
$6 in 1990 14.12
$6 in 1991 13.31
$6 in 1992 12.91
$6 in 1993 12.55
$6 in 1994 12.21
$6 in 1995 11.90
$6 in 1996 11.60
$6 in 1997 11.23
$6 in 1998 11.04
$6 in 1999 10.87
$6 in 2000 10.58
$6 in 2001 10.23
$6 in 2002 10.08
$6 in 2003 9.84
$6 in 2004 9.66
$6 in 2005 9.36
$6 in 2006 9.05
$6 in 2007 8.82
$6 in 2008 8.48
$6 in 2009 8.47
$6 in 2010 8.25
$6 in 2011 8.12
$6 in 2012 7.89
$6 in 2013 7.76
$6 in 2014 7.64
$6 in 2015 7.58
$6 in 2016 7.53
$6 in 2017 7.38
$6 in 2018 7.22
$6 in 2019 7.09
$6 in 2020 6.93
$6 in 2021 6.84
$6 in 2022 6.39
$6 in 2023 6.00