What is $100 in 1915 worth in 1918?

$100 in 1915 has the purchasing power of about $150 in 1918, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1915 and 1918?

Prices rose 49.5% in total between 1915 and 1918, an average of 14.35% per year.

How much is $1 in 1915 worth today?

$1 in 1915 is equivalent to about $1.50 in 1918. Equivalently, a 1918 dollar buys what $0.67 bought in 1915.

U.S. inflation · 1915–1918

Value of $100 in 1915, adjusted to 1918

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1915 has the same buying power as

$150

in 1918

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	49.5%
Average inflation rate	14.35% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$150
Price difference ($100 base)	$49.50
CPI in 1915	10.1
CPI in 1918	15.1
Inflation in 1915	1.00%
Inflation in 1918	17.97%
$100 in 1915 → 1918	$150
$100 in 1918 → 1915	$66.89

What happened to prices between 1915 and 1918

Between 1915 and 1918, the Consumer Price Index went from 10.1 to 15.1. Cumulatively, prices increased 49.5%, which works out to an average of 14.35% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1915 bought what $0.67 buys in 1918.

Common amounts: 1915 dollars in 1918

Amount in 1915	Value in 1918
$1.00	$1.50
$5.00	$7.48
$10.00	$14.95
$20.00	$29.90
$50.00	$74.75
$100	$150
$500	$748
$1,000	$1,495
$5,000	$7,475
$10,000	$14,950
$100,000	$149,505
$1,000,000	$1,495,050

Inflation by spending category, 1915–1918

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1915 spending costs in 1918, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1915 →
All items (CPI-U)	14.35%	$150
Apparel	21.29%	$178
Food	18.64%	$167

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1915: 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 1915

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1915
1915	10.1	1.0%	$100
1916	10.9	7.9%	$108
1917	12.8	17.4%	$127
1918	15.1	18.0%	$150

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MLA: “Inflation from 1915 to 1918: $100 is worth $150 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1915-to-1918/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1915 to 1918. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1915-to-1918/

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.