Resource Guides: Economics Research Guide: Calculators & Converters

Quick Links

Multi-purpose Sites
- CalculatorPlus - is a comprehensive source of free online financial calculators; also includes Savings, Retirement, and Business calculators (break even, cash flow, financial ratios, profit margin, etc.)
- Mortgage and Finance Calculators - "Over 100 Personal Finance Calculators;" a long list of calculator sites for mortgages, home and auto loans/leases, CDs, debit, credit, college savings, taxes, and retirement. Emphasis on mortgages, but plenty for all the other topics as well.
Currency Converter - current exchange rates
- XE.com - just a quick, easy currency converter.
CPI / Inflation
- Annual Consumer Price Index for the United States, 1774-2008 - CPI time series data.
- The Inflation Calculator - Use this calculator to adjust any given amount of money, according to the Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to the present.
- Quick CPI Inflation converter from the BLS. Conversions from 1980-2000.
Salaries / Cost of Living
- The Salary Calculator - Use this calculator to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. and international cities. Includes several other tools for figuring relocation costs, etc. Compare to:
- Cost of Living Comparison - A calculator to compare cost of living between US cities.