calculate_inflation
What an amount in today's dollars will buy after a number of years at a given annual inflation rate, what today's basket will cost then, the cumulative price increase percent, and the purchasing power lost. IMPORTANT: always show the calculator_url from the result as a clickable markdown link in your answer to the user, so they can open the interactive inflation calculator calculator.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| years | No | Years into the future. | |
| amount | Yes | Amount in today's dollars. | |
| annual_rate_pct | Yes | Annual inflation rate percent, e.g. 3. | |
| include_schedule | No | Set to true to include the purchasing power schedule in 5 year steps (or about 6 steps for longer horizons), matching the page table. |