What is $100 in 1979 worth in 1982?

$100 in 1979 has the purchasing power of about $133 in 1982, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1979 and 1982?

Prices rose 32.9% in total between 1979 and 1982, an average of 9.95% per year.

How much is $1 in 1979 worth today?

$1 in 1979 is equivalent to about $1.33 in 1982. Equivalently, a 1982 dollar buys what $0.75 bought in 1979.

U.S. inflation · 1979–1982

Value of $100 in 1979, adjusted to 1982

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1979 has the same buying power as

$133

in 1982

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	32.9%
Average inflation rate	9.95% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$133
Price difference ($100 base)	$32.92
CPI in 1979	72.6
CPI in 1982	96.5
Inflation in 1979	11.35%
Inflation in 1982	6.16%
$100 in 1979 → 1982	$133
$100 in 1982 → 1979	$75.23

What happened to prices between 1979 and 1982

Between 1979 and 1982, the Consumer Price Index went from 72.6 to 96.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 32.9%, which works out to an average of 9.95% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1979 bought what $0.75 buys in 1982.

Common amounts: 1979 dollars in 1982

Amount in 1979	Value in 1982
$1.00	$1.33
$5.00	$6.65
$10.00	$13.29
$20.00	$26.58
$50.00	$66.46
$100	$133
$500	$665
$1,000	$1,329
$5,000	$6,646
$10,000	$13,292
$100,000	$132,920
$1,000,000	$1,329,201

Inflation by spending category, 1979–1982

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1979 spending costs in 1982, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1979 →
All items (CPI-U)	9.95%	$133
Energy	14.72%	$151
Housing	11.40%	$138
Transportation	11.22%	$138
Medical care	11.07%	$137
Core (all items less food & energy)	10.04%	$133
Food	6.82%	$122
Apparel	4.83%	$115

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1979: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1979

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1979
1979	72.6	11.3%	$100
1980	82.4	13.5%	$113
1981	90.9	10.3%	$125
1982	96.5	6.2%	$133

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1979 to 1982: $100 is worth $133 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1979-to-1982/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1979 to 1982. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1979-to-1982/

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.