$100 in 1947 is worth $845.92 in 2004

8.46× price rise

Average US inflation: 3.82% a year over 57 years. Prices first doubled by 1974. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1949 (-1.0%).

Converter

1947in 20042004 amount in 1947 money
$1$8.46$0.12
$10$84.59$1.18
$100$845.92$11.82
$1,000$8,459.21$118.21
$10,000$84,592.13$1,182.14
$100,000$845,921.34$11,821.43

Year by year (value of $100 from 1947)

YearValueInflation
1947$100.00
1948$107.677.7%
1949$106.62-1.0%
1950$107.751.1%
1951$116.317.9%
1952$118.962.3%
1953$119.870.8%
1954$120.300.4%
1955$119.99-0.3%
1956$121.761.5%
1957$125.893.4%
1958$129.332.7%
1959$130.530.9%
1960$132.481.5%
1961$133.901.1%
1962$135.471.2%
1963$137.171.3%
1964$138.991.3%
1965$141.181.6%
1966$145.403.0%
1967$149.452.8%
1968$155.804.2%
1969$164.275.4%
1970$173.935.9%
1971$181.284.2%
1972$187.223.3%
1973$198.936.3%
1974$220.8411.0%
1975$241.039.1%
1976$254.945.8%
1977$271.446.5%
1978$292.157.6%
1979$325.0211.3%
1980$368.9113.5%
1981$407.1910.4%
1982$432.276.2%
1983$445.933.2%
1984$465.414.4%
1985$481.833.5%
1986$491.191.9%
1987$508.773.6%
1988$529.634.1%
1989$555.004.8%
1990$585.085.4%
1991$609.754.2%
1992$628.293.0%
1993$646.953.0%
1994$663.742.6%
1995$682.362.8%
1996$702.402.9%
1997$718.822.3%
1998$729.941.5%
1999$745.952.2%
2000$771.073.4%
2001$792.782.8%
2002$805.431.6%
2003$823.942.3%
2004$845.922.7%

1947–2003 · 1947–2005 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1947 worth in 2004?

$100 in 1947 had about the same buying power as $845.92 in 2004, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1947 to 2004?

About 3.82% per year, compounding to a 745.9% total rise in prices over 57 years.

Which year between 1947 and 2004 had the highest inflation?

1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 1949 (-1.0%).


Historical statistics for education only. Not investment advice. US CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (public domain), annual averages; 2026 = Sep 2026 index. India CPI: World Bank WDI FP.CPI.TOTL (source IMF IFS), licensed CC BY 4.0. INR/USD: Federal Reserve Board H.10. Sources & method · Embed this calculator · BacktestCard