$100 in 1979 is worth $137.20 in 1983

1.37× price rise

Average US inflation: 8.23% a year over 4 years. Prices did not double in this span. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 1983 (3.2%).

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1979	in 1983	1983 amount in 1979 money
$1	$1.37	$0.73
$10	$13.72	$7.29
$100	$137.20	$72.89
$1,000	$1,371.99	$728.87
$10,000	$13,719.86	$7,288.70
$100,000	$137,198.62	$72,887.03

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%
1983	$137.20	3.2%

1979–1982 · 1979–1984 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1979 worth in 1983?

$100 in 1979 had about the same buying power as $137.20 in 1983, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1979 to 1983?

About 8.23% per year, compounding to a 37.2% total rise in prices over 4 years.

Which year between 1979 and 1983 had the highest inflation?

1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 1983 (3.2%).

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