$100 in 1948 is worth $583.52 in 1992

5.84× price rise

Average US inflation: 4.09% a year over 44 years. Prices first doubled by 1974. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1949 (-1.0%).

Converter

1948in 19921992 amount in 1948 money
$1$5.84$0.17
$10$58.35$1.71
$100$583.52$17.14
$1,000$5,835.24$171.37
$10,000$58,352.39$1,713.73
$100,000$583,523.95$17,137.26

Year by year (value of $100 from 1948)

YearValueInflation
1948$100.00
1949$99.02-1.0%
1950$100.071.1%
1951$108.027.9%
1952$110.492.3%
1953$111.330.8%
1954$111.730.4%
1955$111.44-0.3%
1956$113.081.5%
1957$116.923.4%
1958$120.112.7%
1959$121.230.9%
1960$123.041.5%
1961$124.361.1%
1962$125.821.2%
1963$127.401.3%
1964$129.081.3%
1965$131.121.6%
1966$135.043.0%
1967$138.802.8%
1968$144.694.2%
1969$152.565.4%
1970$161.545.9%
1971$168.364.2%
1972$173.883.3%
1973$184.766.3%
1974$205.1011.0%
1975$223.859.1%
1976$236.785.8%
1977$252.106.5%
1978$271.337.6%
1979$301.8611.3%
1980$342.6213.5%
1981$378.1810.4%
1982$401.476.2%
1983$414.153.2%
1984$432.254.4%
1985$447.493.5%
1986$456.191.9%
1987$472.523.6%
1988$491.894.1%
1989$515.464.8%
1990$543.395.4%
1991$566.304.2%
1992$583.523.0%

1948–1991 · 1948–1993 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1948 worth in 1992?

$100 in 1948 had about the same buying power as $583.52 in 1992, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1948 to 1992?

About 4.09% per year, compounding to a 483.5% total rise in prices over 44 years.

Which year between 1948 and 1992 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