Impact of Inflation  
Over time, the effects of inflation can erode the value of your savings. At the end of an inflationary year, a dollar buys a little bit less than the year before. This calculator is designed to estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.
     

1. Enter the current cost of what you want to buy.

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2. How many years before you will buy this item?

3. Enter the annual inflation rate that you want to assume. (Inflation has averaged 3 percent over the past 10 years.)

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Principal Financial Group
600 Grant Street, Suite 1200 • Pittsburgh, PA • 15219
Phone: 412.281.2223 • Fax: 412.281.9379
www.principal.pittsburgh.pfyfn.com

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Principal Life Insurance Company, Des Moines, IA50392.  Principal Life maintains certificates of authority to transact insurance in all 50 states.  Its NAIC identification number is 61271. 

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