4.46× price rise
Average US inflation: 3.71% a year over 41 years. Prices first doubled by 1986. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 2009 (-0.3%).
| 1975 | in 2016 | 2016 amount in 1975 money |
|---|---|---|
| $1 | $4.46 | $0.22 |
| $10 | $44.59 | $2.24 |
| $100 | $445.90 | $22.43 |
| $1,000 | $4,459.00 | $224.27 |
| $10,000 | $44,589.95 | $2,242.66 |
| $100,000 | $445,899.52 | $22,426.58 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $100.00 | |
| 1976 | $105.77 | 5.8% |
| 1977 | $112.62 | 6.5% |
| 1978 | $121.21 | 7.6% |
| 1979 | $134.85 | 11.3% |
| 1980 | $153.06 | 13.5% |
| 1981 | $168.94 | 10.4% |
| 1982 | $179.35 | 6.2% |
| 1983 | $185.01 | 3.2% |
| 1984 | $193.09 | 4.4% |
| 1985 | $199.91 | 3.5% |
| 1986 | $203.79 | 1.9% |
| 1987 | $211.09 | 3.6% |
| 1988 | $219.74 | 4.1% |
| 1989 | $230.27 | 4.8% |
| 1990 | $242.75 | 5.4% |
| 1991 | $252.98 | 4.2% |
| 1992 | $260.68 | 3.0% |
| 1993 | $268.42 | 3.0% |
| 1994 | $275.38 | 2.6% |
| 1995 | $283.11 | 2.8% |
| 1996 | $291.42 | 2.9% |
| 1997 | $298.24 | 2.3% |
| 1998 | $302.85 | 1.5% |
| 1999 | $309.49 | 2.2% |
| 2000 | $319.91 | 3.4% |
| 2001 | $328.92 | 2.8% |
| 2002 | $334.17 | 1.6% |
| 2003 | $341.85 | 2.3% |
| 2004 | $350.97 | 2.7% |
| 2005 | $362.78 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | $374.47 | 3.2% |
| 2007 | $385.22 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | $399.92 | 3.8% |
| 2009 | $398.63 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | $405.16 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | $417.88 | 3.1% |
| 2012 | $426.54 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | $432.79 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | $439.79 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | $440.32 | 0.1% |
| 2016 | $445.90 | 1.3% |
1975–2015 · 1975–2017 · All years
$100 in 1975 had about the same buying power as $445.90 in 2016, based on US consumer price index data.
About 3.71% per year, compounding to a 345.9% total rise in prices over 41 years.
1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 2009 (-0.3%).