Where Did Your $100 Go? 54 Years of Inflation, Explained with Data

In 1970, a hundred-dollar bill bought what you need about $808 for today. Where did the rest go? With 54 years of official US price data, we take inflation apart: what it measures, why it compounds, the shocks of 1980 and 2022, how other countries compare – and who quietly wins and loses when money loses value. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:43 What inflation measures 01:38 54 years in one line 02:35 The rule of 72 04:03 The shocks 05:21 Around the world 06:17 Who wins, who loses 07:07 Why not zero? 08:11 Where it went Data & sources: • World Bank, World Development Indicators: Consumer price index (2010 = 100), FP.CPI.TOTL – United States, 1970–2024 (CC BY 4.0) • World Bank, World Development Indicators: Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG – United States, Switzerland, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Brazil, Nigeria, Türkiye (CC BY 4.0) • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index – how the CPI is calculated (bls.gov/cpi) • Federal Reserve Board: Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy (January 2012) – the 2 percent inflation goal Made with AI assistance: synthetic narration voice; the animations and charts are generated in code from the public data listed above. Facts were checked against these sources. This video is for education only and is not financial advice. #inflation #economics #money