{
  "id": "inflation-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Inflation Calculator",
  "shortName": "Inflation",
  "description": "Estimate future cost, purchasing power, and cumulative inflation.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "inflation rate",
    "purchasing power",
    "future cost",
    "price increase"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/inflation-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/inflation-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/inflation-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/inflation-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/inflation-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/inflation-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/inflation-calculator/?amount=1000&annualInflation=3&years=10",
  "queryParameters": {
    "amount": {
      "label": "Current amount",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 1000
    },
    "annualInflation": {
      "label": "Annual inflation",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 3
    },
    "years": {
      "label": "Years",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "amount",
      "label": "Current amount",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 1000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 10,
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "annualInflation",
      "label": "Annual inflation",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 3,
      "min": -20,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 0.1,
      "control": "slider-number",
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "years",
      "label": "Years",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 10,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 200,
      "step": 1,
      "width": "full"
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "futureCost",
      "label": "Future cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "purchasingPower",
      "label": "Future purchasing power of current amount",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "cumulativeInflation",
      "label": "Cumulative inflation",
      "format": "percent"
    },
    {
      "id": "purchasingPowerLost",
      "label": "Purchasing power lost",
      "format": "currency"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Future cost = current amount × (1 + inflation rate)ʸᵉᵃʳˢ"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "amount": 1000,
        "annualInflation": 3,
        "years": 10
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}