What is $100 in 1975 worth in 1977?

$100 in 1975 has the purchasing power of about $113 in 1977, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1975 and 1977?

Prices rose 12.6% in total between 1975 and 1977, an average of 6.13% per year.

How much is $1 in 1975 worth today?

$1 in 1975 is equivalent to about $1.13 in 1977. Equivalently, a 1977 dollar buys what $0.89 bought in 1975.

U.S. inflation · 1975–1977

Value of $100 in 1975, adjusted to 1977

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1975 has the same buying power as

$113

in 1977

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	12.6%
Average inflation rate	6.13% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$113
Price difference ($100 base)	$12.64
CPI in 1975	53.8
CPI in 1977	60.6
Inflation in 1975	9.13%
Inflation in 1977	6.50%
$100 in 1975 → 1977	$113
$100 in 1977 → 1975	$88.78

What happened to prices between 1975 and 1977

Between 1975 and 1977, the Consumer Price Index went from 53.8 to 60.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 12.6%, which works out to an average of 6.13% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1975 bought what $0.89 buys in 1977.

Common amounts: 1975 dollars in 1977

Amount in 1975	Value in 1977
$1.00	$1.13
$5.00	$5.63
$10.00	$11.26
$20.00	$22.53
$50.00	$56.32
$100	$113
$500	$563
$1,000	$1,126
$5,000	$5,632
$10,000	$11,264
$100,000	$112,639
$1,000,000	$1,126,394

Inflation by spending category, 1975–1977

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1975 spending costs in 1977, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1975 →
All items (CPI-U)	6.13%	$113
Medical care	9.54%	$120
Transportation	8.52%	$118
Energy	8.32%	$117
Housing	6.40%	$113
Core (all items less food & energy)	6.38%	$113
Food	4.66%	$110
Apparel	4.12%	$108

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1975: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1975

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1975
1975	53.8	9.1%	$100
1976	56.9	5.8%	$106
1977	60.6	6.5%	$113

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1975 to 1977: $100 is worth $113 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1975-to-1977/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1975 to 1977. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1975-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.