What is your dollar worth today?
Our Cost of Living Calculator, also known as the COLA Calculator, calculates the cost of living in the past and present based on our research here at American Institute for Economic Research. To view our explanation of the cost of living calculator, click here.
Learn more about inflation through the Everyday Price Index.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rises 0.29 Percent in September 2023
In September 2023 the AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.29 percent to 288.6. This is the fourth consecutive increase in the EPI, and this increase takes our index to […]
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Sees Biggest Monthly Jump since January
In August 2023 the AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.87 percent, lifting the index from 285.2 to 287.7. This was the largest monthly percent increase since January 2023 (0.93 […]
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rises 0.34 percent in July 2023
AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) increased by 0.34 percent in July 2023. With this increase, the index stands at 285.2, 0.5 percent below its level one year ago in July […]
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Edges Up in June 2023
The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.04 percent in June 2023, bringing the index to 284.2 after a marginal decline in May. The index is now slightly less than […]
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Declines Slightly in May 2023
AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) fell 0.09 percent in May 2023 after rising for three of the first four months of this year. At its current level, 284.1, the EPI […]
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Up 0.60 Percent in April 2023
AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.60 percent in April 2023 following being essentially unchanged in March and rising 1.6 percent in January and February. The index now stands at […]
