What is $100 in 1918 worth in 1919?

$100 in 1918 has the purchasing power of about $115 in 1919, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1918 and 1919?

Prices rose 14.6% in total between 1918 and 1919, an average of 14.57% per year.

How much is $1 in 1918 worth today?

$1 in 1918 is equivalent to about $1.15 in 1919. Equivalently, a 1919 dollar buys what $0.87 bought in 1918.

U.S. inflation · 1918–1919

Value of $100 in 1918, adjusted to 1919

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1918 has the same buying power as

$115

in 1919

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	14.6%
Average inflation rate	14.57% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$115
Price difference ($100 base)	$14.57
CPI in 1918	15.1
CPI in 1919	17.3
Inflation in 1918	17.97%
Inflation in 1919	14.57%
$100 in 1918 → 1919	$115
$100 in 1919 → 1918	$87.28

What happened to prices between 1918 and 1919

Between 1918 and 1919, the Consumer Price Index went from 15.1 to 17.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 14.6%, which works out to an average of 14.57% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1918 bought what $0.87 buys in 1919.

Common amounts: 1918 dollars in 1919

Amount in 1918	Value in 1919
$1.00	$1.15
$5.00	$5.73
$10.00	$11.46
$20.00	$22.91
$50.00	$57.28
$100	$115
$500	$573
$1,000	$1,146
$5,000	$5,728
$10,000	$11,457
$100,000	$114,570
$1,000,000	$1,145,695

Inflation by spending category, 1918–1919

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1918 spending costs in 1919, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1918 →
All items (CPI-U)	14.57%	$115
Apparel	32.60%	$133
Food	11.38%	$111

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1918: 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 1918

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1918
1918	15.1	18.0%	$100
1919	17.3	14.6%	$115

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1918 to 1919: $100 is worth $115 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1918-to-1919/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1918 to 1919. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1918-to-1919/

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.