$100 in 1997 is worth $101.55 in 1998

1.02× price rise

Average US inflation: 1.55% a year over 1 years. Prices did not double in this span. Highest year: 1998 (1.5%). Lowest: 1998 (1.5%).

Converter

1997in 19981998 amount in 1997 money
$1$1.02$0.98
$10$10.15$9.85
$100$101.55$98.48
$1,000$1,015.47$984.77
$10,000$10,154.70$9,847.66
$100,000$101,547.01$98,476.56

Year by year (value of $100 from 1997)

YearValueInflation
1997$100.00
1998$101.551.5%

1997–1999 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1997 worth in 1998?

$100 in 1997 had about the same buying power as $101.55 in 1998, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1997 to 1998?

About 1.55% per year, compounding to a 1.5% total rise in prices over 1 years.

Which year between 1997 and 1998 had the highest inflation?

1998 saw the largest annual rise in the index (1.5%); the lowest was 1998 (1.5%).

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