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Dollar inflation from 2021 to today
+28,8% inflationFrom January 2021 to September 2026, US consumer prices rose +28,8%. Your US$ 1.000 from 2021 today buy what US$ 776 bought back then; to keep your purchasing power you needed to earn 28,8% in dollars. Over the same period, rolling over 3-month US Treasury bills returned +21,2%: it did not beat inflation (−5,9% after inflation).
The year with the highest inflation in the period was 2021 (+7,0%). On average, prices rose +4,6% per year.
| Year | Annual inflation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | +7,0% |
| 2022 | +6,5% |
| 2023 | +3,4% |
| 2024 | +2,9% |
| 2025 | +2,7% |
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What is US$ 1.000 from 2021 worth today?
They are still US$ 1.000, but due to US inflation (+28,8% since January 2021) they buy what US$ 776 bought back then.
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