What is $100 in 1984 worth in 1986?

$100 in 1984 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 1986, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1984 and 1986?

Prices rose 5.5% in total between 1984 and 1986, an average of 2.71% per year.

How much is $1 in 1984 worth today?

$1 in 1984 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 1986. Equivalently, a 1986 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 1984.

U.S. inflation · 1984–1986

Value of $100 in 1984, adjusted to 1986

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1984 has the same buying power as

$105

in 1986

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.5%
Average inflation rate	2.71% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.49
CPI in 1984	103.9
CPI in 1986	109.6
Inflation in 1984	4.32%
Inflation in 1986	1.86%
$100 in 1984 → 1986	$105
$100 in 1986 → 1984	$94.80

What happened to prices between 1984 and 1986

Between 1984 and 1986, the Consumer Price Index went from 103.9 to 109.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.5%, which works out to an average of 2.71% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1984 bought what $0.95 buys in 1986.

Common amounts: 1984 dollars in 1986

Amount in 1984	Value in 1986
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.27
$10.00	$10.55
$20.00	$21.10
$50.00	$52.74
$100	$105
$500	$527
$1,000	$1,055
$5,000	$5,274
$10,000	$10,549
$100,000	$105,486
$1,000,000	$1,054,860

Inflation by spending category, 1984–1986

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1984 spending costs in 1986, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1984 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.71%	$105
Medical care	6.88%	$114
Core (all items less food & energy)	4.17%	$109
Housing	3.46%	$107
Food	2.77%	$106
Apparel	1.84%	$104
Transportation	-0.68%	$98.65
Energy	-6.50%	$87.41

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1984: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1984

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1984
1984	103.9	4.3%	$100
1985	107.6	3.6%	$104
1986	109.6	1.9%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1984 to 1986: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1984-to-1986/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1984 to 1986. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1984-to-1986/

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.