What is $100 in 1914 worth in 1916?

$100 in 1914 has the purchasing power of about $109 in 1916, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1914 and 1916?

Prices rose 9.0% in total between 1914 and 1916, an average of 4.40% per year.

How much is $1 in 1914 worth today?

$1 in 1914 is equivalent to about $1.09 in 1916. Equivalently, a 1916 dollar buys what $0.92 bought in 1914.

U.S. inflation · 1914–1916

Value of $100 in 1914, adjusted to 1916

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1914 has the same buying power as

$109

in 1916

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	9.0%
Average inflation rate	4.40% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$109
Price difference ($100 base)	$9.00
CPI in 1914	10
CPI in 1916	10.9
Inflation in 1914	1.01%
Inflation in 1916	7.92%
$100 in 1914 → 1916	$109
$100 in 1916 → 1914	$91.74

What happened to prices between 1914 and 1916

Between 1914 and 1916, the Consumer Price Index went from 10 to 10.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 9.0%, which works out to an average of 4.40% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1914 bought what $0.92 buys in 1916.

Common amounts: 1914 dollars in 1916

Amount in 1914	Value in 1916
$1.00	$1.09
$5.00	$5.45
$10.00	$10.90
$20.00	$21.80
$50.00	$54.50
$100	$109
$500	$545
$1,000	$1,090
$5,000	$5,450
$10,000	$10,900
$100,000	$109,000
$1,000,000	$1,090,000

Inflation by spending category, 1914–1916

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1914 spending costs in 1916, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1914 →
All items (CPI-U)	4.40%	$109
Apparel	5.83%	$112
Food	5.25%	$111

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1914: core (all items less food & energy) (1957–), energy (1957–), housing (1967–), medical care (1935–), transportation (1935–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1914

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1914
1914	10	1.0%	$100
1915	10.1	1.0%	$101
1916	10.9	7.9%	$109

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1914 to 1916: $100 is worth $109 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1914-to-1916/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1914 to 1916. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1914-to-1916/

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U annual averages (series CUUR0000SA0; category indexes listed on the data sources page). See how these numbers are calculated.