What is $100 in 1974 worth in 1975?

$100 in 1974 has the purchasing power of about $109 in 1975, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1974 and 1975?

Prices rose 9.1% in total between 1974 and 1975, an average of 9.13% per year.

How much is $1 in 1974 worth today?

$1 in 1974 is equivalent to about $1.09 in 1975. Equivalently, a 1975 dollar buys what $0.92 bought in 1974.

U.S. inflation · 1974–1975

Value of $100 in 1974, adjusted to 1975

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1974 has the same buying power as

$109

in 1975

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	9.1%
Average inflation rate	9.13% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$109
Price difference ($100 base)	$9.13
CPI in 1974	49.3
CPI in 1975	53.8
Inflation in 1974	11.04%
Inflation in 1975	9.13%
$100 in 1974 → 1975	$109
$100 in 1975 → 1974	$91.64

What happened to prices between 1974 and 1975

Between 1974 and 1975, the Consumer Price Index went from 49.3 to 53.8. Cumulatively, prices increased 9.1%, which works out to an average of 9.13% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1974 bought what $0.92 buys in 1975.

Common amounts: 1974 dollars in 1975

Amount in 1974	Value in 1975
$1.00	$1.09
$5.00	$5.46
$10.00	$10.91
$20.00	$21.83
$50.00	$54.56
$100	$109
$500	$546
$1,000	$1,091
$5,000	$5,456
$10,000	$10,913
$100,000	$109,128
$1,000,000	$1,091,278

Inflation by spending category, 1974–1975

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1974 spending costs in 1975, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1974 →
All items (CPI-U)	9.13%	$109
Medical care	12.03%	$112
Housing	10.70%	$111
Energy	10.50%	$110
Transportation	9.39%	$109
Core (all items less food & energy)	9.11%	$109
Food	8.53%	$109
Apparel	4.47%	$104

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1974: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1974

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1974
1974	49.3	11.0%	$100
1975	53.8	9.1%	$109

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1974 to 1975: $100 is worth $109 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1974-to-1975/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1974 to 1975. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1974-to-1975/

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.