What is $100 in 1916 worth in 1917?

$100 in 1916 has the purchasing power of about $117 in 1917, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1916 and 1917?

Prices rose 17.4% in total between 1916 and 1917, an average of 17.43% per year.

How much is $1 in 1916 worth today?

$1 in 1916 is equivalent to about $1.17 in 1917. Equivalently, a 1917 dollar buys what $0.85 bought in 1916.

U.S. inflation · 1916–1917

Value of $100 in 1916, adjusted to 1917

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1916 has the same buying power as

$117

in 1917

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	17.4%
Average inflation rate	17.43% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$117
Price difference ($100 base)	$17.43
CPI in 1916	10.9
CPI in 1917	12.8
Inflation in 1916	7.92%
Inflation in 1917	17.43%
$100 in 1916 → 1917	$117
$100 in 1917 → 1916	$85.16

What happened to prices between 1916 and 1917

Between 1916 and 1917, the Consumer Price Index went from 10.9 to 12.8. Cumulatively, prices increased 17.4%, which works out to an average of 17.43% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1916 bought what $0.85 buys in 1917.

Common amounts: 1916 dollars in 1917

Amount in 1916	Value in 1917
$1.00	$1.17
$5.00	$5.87
$10.00	$11.74
$20.00	$23.49
$50.00	$58.72
$100	$117
$500	$587
$1,000	$1,174
$5,000	$5,872
$10,000	$11,743
$100,000	$117,431
$1,000,000	$1,174,312

Inflation by spending category, 1916–1917

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1916 spending costs in 1917, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1916 →
All items (CPI-U)	17.43%	$117
Food	28.32%	$128
Apparel	20.24%	$120

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1916: 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 1916

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1916
1916	10.9	7.9%	$100
1917	12.8	17.4%	$117

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1916 to 1917: $100 is worth $117 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1916-to-1917/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1916 to 1917. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1916-to-1917/

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.