$100 in 1979 is worth $133.00 in 1982

1.33× price rise

Average US inflation: 9.97% a year over 3 years. Prices did not double in this span. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1982 (6.2%).

Converter

1979	in 1982	1982 amount in 1979 money
$1	$1.33	$0.75
$10	$13.30	$7.52
$100	$133.00	$75.19
$1,000	$1,329.97	$751.90
$10,000	$13,299.66	$7,518.99
$100,000	$132,996.56	$75,189.92

Year by year (value of $100 from 1979)

Year	Value	Inflation
1979	$100.00
1980	$113.50	13.5%
1981	$125.28	10.4%
1982	$133.00	6.2%

1979–1981 · 1979–1983 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1979 worth in 1982?

$100 in 1979 had about the same buying power as $133.00 in 1982, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1979 to 1982?

About 9.97% per year, compounding to a 33.0% total rise in prices over 3 years.

Which year between 1979 and 1982 had the highest inflation?

1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 1982 (6.2%).

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