How much is that today?" or "I can''t believe how much soda costs these days, do you know what I paid for it when I was a kid?" and "My parents paid $25,000 for their new house in 1959, did they get a deal?"

InflationMaster quickly calculates the precise effects of inflation for any years from 1913 through 2002 (2002 based on official estimates).

InflationMaster uses actual inflation data published by the United States Federal Reserve and takes into account years with high inflation, years with low inflation even deflationary years.

InflationMaster calculates forwards and backwards and computes the inflation rate for any given year.

Update Description:
- Updated to include years 1810 through 2007. All data from the US Federal Reserve; 2007 based on Federal Reserve estimates.

**** [Jul 11, 2006] by C Ober
A great little app - it's actually surprising how often I use it. The only complaint - it only goes up to 2006. it should assume a nominal inflation rate, and perform the calculation anyway (letting you tweak the rate). Get it!

***** [Jul 16, 2005] by Guillermo de la Maza
Great for comparing what life was like when kids! Small, stable and fun for those numerically-inclined. What the heck, fun for all! Go ahead and download this.

***** [May 18, 2005] by Joe Coder
I think it's excellent, then again I wrote it so I might not be the best person to ask. There's a new version for 2005 (ver 2.8)

**** [Aug 23, 2002] by Jim
A fairly good program. It is simple, does one simple thing, and takes up almost no room (4KB). I used it when visiting a museum and found it interesting to see what the "value" of things then would be now.