What is $100 in 1973 worth in 1974?

$100 in 1973 has the purchasing power of about $111 in 1974, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1973 and 1974?

Prices rose 11.0% in total between 1973 and 1974, an average of 11.04% per year.

How much is $1 in 1973 worth today?

$1 in 1973 is equivalent to about $1.11 in 1974. Equivalently, a 1974 dollar buys what $0.90 bought in 1973.

U.S. inflation · 1973–1974

Value of $100 in 1973, adjusted to 1974

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1973 has the same buying power as

$111

in 1974

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	11.0%
Average inflation rate	11.04% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$111
Price difference ($100 base)	$11.04
CPI in 1973	44.4
CPI in 1974	49.3
Inflation in 1973	6.22%
Inflation in 1974	11.04%
$100 in 1973 → 1974	$111
$100 in 1974 → 1973	$90.06

What happened to prices between 1973 and 1974

Between 1973 and 1974, the Consumer Price Index went from 44.4 to 49.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 11.0%, which works out to an average of 11.04% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1973 bought what $0.90 buys in 1974.

Common amounts: 1973 dollars in 1974

Amount in 1973	Value in 1974
$1.00	$1.11
$5.00	$5.55
$10.00	$11.10
$20.00	$22.21
$50.00	$55.52
$100	$111
$500	$555
$1,000	$1,110
$5,000	$5,552
$10,000	$11,104
$100,000	$111,036
$1,000,000	$1,110,360

Inflation by spending category, 1973–1974

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1973 spending costs in 1974, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1973 →
All items (CPI-U)	11.04%	$111
Energy	29.59%	$130
Food	14.32%	$114
Housing	11.17%	$111
Transportation	11.17%	$111
Medical care	9.28%	$109
Core (all items less food & energy)	8.33%	$108
Apparel	7.43%	$107

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1973: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1973

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1973
1973	44.4	6.2%	$100
1974	49.3	11.0%	$111

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1973 to 1974: $100 is worth $111 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1973-to-1974/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1973 to 1974. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1973-to-1974/

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.