What is $100 in 1916 worth in 1918?

$100 in 1916 has the purchasing power of about $139 in 1918, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1916 and 1918?

Prices rose 38.5% in total between 1916 and 1918, an average of 17.70% per year.

How much is $1 in 1916 worth today?

$1 in 1916 is equivalent to about $1.39 in 1918. Equivalently, a 1918 dollar buys what $0.72 bought in 1916.

U.S. inflation · 1916–1918

Value of $100 in 1916, adjusted to 1918

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1916 has the same buying power as

$139

in 1918

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	38.5%
Average inflation rate	17.70% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$139
Price difference ($100 base)	$38.53
CPI in 1916	10.9
CPI in 1918	15.1
Inflation in 1916	7.92%
Inflation in 1918	17.97%
$100 in 1916 → 1918	$139
$100 in 1918 → 1916	$72.19

What happened to prices between 1916 and 1918

Between 1916 and 1918, the Consumer Price Index went from 10.9 to 15.1. Cumulatively, prices increased 38.5%, which works out to an average of 17.70% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1916 bought what $0.72 buys in 1918.

Common amounts: 1916 dollars in 1918

Amount in 1916	Value in 1918
$1.00	$1.39
$5.00	$6.93
$10.00	$13.85
$20.00	$27.71
$50.00	$69.27
$100	$139
$500	$693
$1,000	$1,385
$5,000	$6,927
$10,000	$13,853
$100,000	$138,532
$1,000,000	$1,385,321

Inflation by spending category, 1916–1918

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1916 spending costs in 1918, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1916 →
All items (CPI-U)	17.70%	$139
Apparel	27.48%	$163
Food	21.57%	$148

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
1918	15.1	18.0%	$139

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1916 to 1918: $100 is worth $139 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1916-to-1918/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1916 to 1918. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1916-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.