What is $100 in 1983 worth in 1984?

$100 in 1983 has the purchasing power of about $104 in 1984, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1983 and 1984?

Prices rose 4.3% in total between 1983 and 1984, an average of 4.32% per year.

How much is $1 in 1983 worth today?

$1 in 1983 is equivalent to about $1.04 in 1984. Equivalently, a 1984 dollar buys what $0.96 bought in 1983.

U.S. inflation · 1983–1984

Value of $100 in 1983, adjusted to 1984

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1983 has the same buying power as

$104

in 1984

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	4.3%
Average inflation rate	4.32% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$104
Price difference ($100 base)	$4.32
CPI in 1983	99.6
CPI in 1984	103.9
Inflation in 1983	3.21%
Inflation in 1984	4.32%
$100 in 1983 → 1984	$104
$100 in 1984 → 1983	$95.86

What happened to prices between 1983 and 1984

Between 1983 and 1984, the Consumer Price Index went from 99.6 to 103.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 4.3%, which works out to an average of 4.32% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1983 bought what $0.96 buys in 1984.

Common amounts: 1983 dollars in 1984

Amount in 1983	Value in 1984
$1.00	$1.04
$5.00	$5.22
$10.00	$10.43
$20.00	$20.86
$50.00	$52.16
$100	$104
$500	$522
$1,000	$1,043
$5,000	$5,216
$10,000	$10,432
$100,000	$104,317
$1,000,000	$1,043,173

Inflation by spending category, 1983–1984

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1983 spending costs in 1984, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1983 →
All items (CPI-U)	4.32%	$104
Medical care	6.16%	$106
Core (all items less food & energy)	5.02%	$105
Transportation	4.43%	$104
Housing	4.12%	$104
Food	3.82%	$104
Apparel	1.90%	$102
Energy	1.00%	$101

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1983: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1983

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1983
1983	99.6	3.2%	$100
1984	103.9	4.3%	$104

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1983 to 1984: $100 is worth $104 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1983-to-1984/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1983 to 1984. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1983-to-1984/

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.