What is $100 in 1919 worth in 1921?

$100 in 1919 has the purchasing power of about $103 in 1921, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1919 and 1921?

Prices rose 3.5% in total between 1919 and 1921, an average of 1.72% per year.

How much is $1 in 1919 worth today?

$1 in 1919 is equivalent to about $1.03 in 1921. Equivalently, a 1921 dollar buys what $0.97 bought in 1919.

U.S. inflation · 1919–1921

Value of $100 in 1919, adjusted to 1921

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1919 has the same buying power as

$103

in 1921

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	3.5%
Average inflation rate	1.72% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$103
Price difference ($100 base)	$3.47
CPI in 1919	17.3
CPI in 1921	17.9
Inflation in 1919	14.57%
Inflation in 1921	-10.50%
$100 in 1919 → 1921	$103
$100 in 1921 → 1919	$96.65

What happened to prices between 1919 and 1921

Between 1919 and 1921, the Consumer Price Index went from 17.3 to 17.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 3.5%, which works out to an average of 1.72% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1919 bought what $0.97 buys in 1921.

Common amounts: 1919 dollars in 1921

Amount in 1919	Value in 1921
$1.00	$1.03
$5.00	$5.17
$10.00	$10.35
$20.00	$20.69
$50.00	$51.73
$100	$103
$500	$517
$1,000	$1,035
$5,000	$5,173
$10,000	$10,347
$100,000	$103,468
$1,000,000	$1,034,682

Inflation by spending category, 1919–1921

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1919 spending costs in 1921, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1919 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.72%	$103
Apparel	-4.23%	$91.71
Food	-7.54%	$85.48

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1919: 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 1919

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1919
1919	17.3	14.6%	$100
1920	20	15.6%	$116
1921	17.9	-10.5%	$103

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1919 to 1921: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1919-to-1921/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1919 to 1921. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1919-to-1921/

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.