Historic inflation calculator: How the value of money has changed since 1900
Inflation has dominated the headlines over the past year as a spike has taken it into double-digits.
But while that's been painful, over the longer-term inflation can be even more harmful to your wealth - as its power to eat into your spending power compounds over time.
This historic inflation calculator uses official UK inflation data to show how prices have changed and what money used to be worth.
Prices and Inflation Calculator
A spike into double digits made inflation headline news throughout 2022. Our calculator lets you see what this has done to prices and how they have changed over the years.
During decades of comparatively low inflation it was easy to forget the problem it causes for politicians, economists and, in particular, consumers. That problem is now firmly back on the agenda.
This calculator lets you see how the value of money has changed between 1900 and 2022. It uses annual RPI inflation ¿ the figure with the longest running data and one still used for historical comparisons. The most recent data runs to the end of 2022.
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Note: This calculator uses annual RPI (Retail Prices Index) data and reflects the percentage change over that 12 month period. Figures for 1900-1948 are the official rough estimates from the Office For National Statistics (ONS).
We update the calculator in mid-February when the ONS publishes its annual inflation figure for the previous year.
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