What $10 was worth the year you were born, and what you could buy with it today

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Here's what $10 in the year you were born could buy you in 2018.FiledIMAGE/Shutterstock

• The value of a dollar changes from year to year as markets and economies fluctuate. 
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks inflation, calculating how much the American dollar was valued in any given year and month.
• Business Insider looked at the value of $10 between the years 1965 and 2010 to find out what it could buy in 2018.

The rate of inflation fluctuates year to year, month to month, as markets and economies change. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics can calculate how much the American dollar was valued any given year and month. Business Insider used the CPI inflation calculator to find the value of a $10 bill every year in January, from 1965 and 2010, in 2018 dollars.

We then found out how much different products — from Sharpies to New Balance shoes — cost in 2018 to compare the buying power of past years.

Below, find out what a $10 bill the year you were born could buy you in 2018.

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