What is $100 in 1976 worth in 1977?

$100 in 1976 has the purchasing power of about $107 in 1977, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1976 and 1977?

Prices rose 6.5% in total between 1976 and 1977, an average of 6.50% per year.

How much is $1 in 1976 worth today?

$1 in 1976 is equivalent to about $1.07 in 1977. Equivalently, a 1977 dollar buys what $0.94 bought in 1976.

U.S. inflation · 1976–1977

Value of $100 in 1976, adjusted to 1977

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1976 has the same buying power as

$107

in 1977

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	6.5%
Average inflation rate	6.50% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$107
Price difference ($100 base)	$6.50
CPI in 1976	56.9
CPI in 1977	60.6
Inflation in 1976	5.76%
Inflation in 1977	6.50%
$100 in 1976 → 1977	$107
$100 in 1977 → 1976	$93.89

What happened to prices between 1976 and 1977

Between 1976 and 1977, the Consumer Price Index went from 56.9 to 60.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 6.5%, which works out to an average of 6.50% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1976 bought what $0.94 buys in 1977.

Common amounts: 1976 dollars in 1977

Amount in 1976	Value in 1977
$1.00	$1.07
$5.00	$5.33
$10.00	$10.65
$20.00	$21.30
$50.00	$53.25
$100	$107
$500	$533
$1,000	$1,065
$5,000	$5,325
$10,000	$10,650
$100,000	$106,503
$1,000,000	$1,065,026

Inflation by spending category, 1976–1977

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1976 spending costs in 1977, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1976 →
All items (CPI-U)	6.50%	$107
Medical care	9.62%	$110
Energy	9.53%	$110
Transportation	7.08%	$107
Housing	6.69%	$107
Food	6.33%	$106
Core (all items less food & energy)	6.27%	$106
Apparel	4.52%	$105

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1976: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1976

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1976
1976	56.9	5.8%	$100
1977	60.6	6.5%	$107

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1976 to 1977: $100 is worth $107 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1976-to-1977/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1976 to 1977. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1976-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.