What is $100 in 1926 worth in 1927?

$100 in 1926 has the purchasing power of about $98.31 in 1927, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1926 and 1927?

Prices fell 1.7% in total between 1926 and 1927, an average of -1.69% per year.

How much is $1 in 1926 worth today?

$1 in 1926 is equivalent to about $0.98 in 1927. Equivalently, a 1927 dollar buys what $1.02 bought in 1926.

U.S. inflation · 1926–1927

Value of $100 in 1926, adjusted to 1927

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1926 has the same buying power as

$98.31

in 1927

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-1.7%
Average inflation rate	-1.69% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$98.31
Price difference ($100 base)	-$1.69
CPI in 1926	17.7
CPI in 1927	17.4
Inflation in 1926	1.14%
Inflation in 1927	-1.69%
$100 in 1926 → 1927	$98.31
$100 in 1927 → 1926	$102

What happened to prices between 1926 and 1927

Between 1926 and 1927, the Consumer Price Index went from 17.7 to 17.4. Cumulatively, prices declined 1.7%, which works out to an average of -1.69% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1926 bought what $1.02 buys in 1927.

Common amounts: 1926 dollars in 1927

Amount in 1926	Value in 1927
$1.00	$0.98
$5.00	$4.92
$10.00	$9.83
$20.00	$19.66
$50.00	$49.15
$100	$98.31
$500	$492
$1,000	$983
$5,000	$4,915
$10,000	$9,831
$100,000	$98,305
$1,000,000	$983,051

Inflation by spending category, 1926–1927

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1926 spending costs in 1927, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1926 →
All items (CPI-U)	-1.69%	$98.31
Apparel	-2.32%	$97.68
Food	-3.53%	$96.47

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1926: 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 1926

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1926
1926	17.7	1.1%	$100
1927	17.4	-1.7%	$98.31

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1926 to 1927: $100 is worth $98.31 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1926-to-1927/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1926 to 1927. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1926-to-1927/

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.