What is $100 in 1974 worth in 1977?

$100 in 1974 has the purchasing power of about $123 in 1977, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1974 and 1977?

Prices rose 22.9% in total between 1974 and 1977, an average of 7.12% per year.

How much is $1 in 1974 worth today?

$1 in 1974 is equivalent to about $1.23 in 1977. Equivalently, a 1977 dollar buys what $0.81 bought in 1974.

U.S. inflation · 1974–1977

Value of $100 in 1974, adjusted to 1977

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1974 has the same buying power as

$123

in 1977

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	22.9%
Average inflation rate	7.12% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$123
Price difference ($100 base)	$22.92
CPI in 1974	49.3
CPI in 1977	60.6
Inflation in 1974	11.04%
Inflation in 1977	6.50%
$100 in 1974 → 1977	$123
$100 in 1977 → 1974	$81.35

What happened to prices between 1974 and 1977

Between 1974 and 1977, the Consumer Price Index went from 49.3 to 60.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 22.9%, which works out to an average of 7.12% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1974 bought what $0.81 buys in 1977.

Common amounts: 1974 dollars in 1977

Amount in 1974	Value in 1977
$1.00	$1.23
$5.00	$6.15
$10.00	$12.29
$20.00	$24.58
$50.00	$61.46
$100	$123
$500	$615
$1,000	$1,229
$5,000	$6,146
$10,000	$12,292
$100,000	$122,921
$1,000,000	$1,229,209

Inflation by spending category, 1974–1977

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1974 spending costs in 1977, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1974 →
All items (CPI-U)	7.12%	$123
Medical care	10.37%	$134
Energy	9.04%	$130
Transportation	8.81%	$129
Housing	7.82%	$125
Core (all items less food & energy)	7.28%	$123
Food	5.93%	$119
Apparel	4.24%	$113

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
1976	56.9	5.8%	$115
1977	60.6	6.5%	$123

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1974 to 1977: $100 is worth $123 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1974-to-1977/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1974 to 1977. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1974-to-1977/

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.