// purchasing power calculator

THE REAL
RAISE

Your employer gives you a raise. The central bank prints money. Find out what salary increase you actually need just to stand still.

// your situation
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1yr20yr40yr
// select currency · source: River / FRED / World Bank
implied annual rate: ~5.4%/yr · -76% since 2000 · FRED/World Bank
// result analysis
Raise Needed to Break Even
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per year
Your Real Pay Change
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after debasement
Purchasing Power Lost
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over 10 years
// year-by-year projection
Year Nominal Salary Real Value Purchasing Power Δ vs Break-Even

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// source: River · FRED · World Bank — purchasing power loss since 2000, annualised thebtccompany.co.uk