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What a dollar used to buy.

Pick an amount and a starting year. We’ll show how stocks and bonds grew from 1928 through 2025 — both before and after inflation.

Prices in 1970

START YEAR
1970
1913The Disco Decade2026
END YEAR
2026
1913Today2026
Equivalent in 2026
$830
what $100 from 1970 is worth today in 2026.
Total change
+730.2%
Annualized
3.85%
Distance traveled
56 yrs

Based on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, 1982–84 = 100). Pre-1970 figures are interpolated between published five-year averages.

Prices in 1970

What things cost in the the disco decade.

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