$100 in 1954 is worth $107.50 in 1958

1.08× price rise

Average US inflation: 1.83% a year over 4 years. Prices did not double in this span. Highest year: 1957 (3.4%). Lowest: 1955 (-0.3%).

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1954	in 1958	1958 amount in 1954 money
$1	$1.08	$0.93
$10	$10.75	$9.30
$100	$107.50	$93.02
$1,000	$1,075.04	$930.20
$10,000	$10,750.36	$9,302.02
$100,000	$107,503.57	$93,020.17

Year by year (value of $100 from 1954)

Year	Value	Inflation
1954	$100.00
1955	$99.74	-0.3%
1956	$101.21	1.5%
1957	$104.65	3.4%
1958	$107.50	2.7%

1954–1957 · 1954–1959 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1954 worth in 1958?

$100 in 1954 had about the same buying power as $107.50 in 1958, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1954 to 1958?

About 1.83% per year, compounding to a 7.5% total rise in prices over 4 years.

Which year between 1954 and 1958 had the highest inflation?

1957 saw the largest annual rise in the index (3.4%); the lowest was 1955 (-0.3%).

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