What is $100 in 1984 worth in 1988?

$100 in 1984 has the purchasing power of about $114 in 1988, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1984 and 1988?

Prices rose 13.9% in total between 1984 and 1988, an average of 3.30% per year.

How much is $1 in 1984 worth today?

$1 in 1984 is equivalent to about $1.14 in 1988. Equivalently, a 1988 dollar buys what $0.88 bought in 1984.

U.S. inflation · 1984–1988

Value of $100 in 1984, adjusted to 1988

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1984 has the same buying power as

$114

in 1988

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	13.9%
Average inflation rate	3.30% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$114
Price difference ($100 base)	$13.86
CPI in 1984	103.9
CPI in 1988	118.3
Inflation in 1984	4.32%
Inflation in 1988	4.14%
$100 in 1984 → 1988	$114
$100 in 1988 → 1984	$87.83

What happened to prices between 1984 and 1988

Between 1984 and 1988, the Consumer Price Index went from 103.9 to 118.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 13.9%, which works out to an average of 3.30% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1984 bought what $0.88 buys in 1988.

Common amounts: 1984 dollars in 1988

Amount in 1984	Value in 1988
$1.00	$1.14
$5.00	$5.69
$10.00	$11.39
$20.00	$22.77
$50.00	$56.93
$100	$114
$500	$569
$1,000	$1,139
$5,000	$5,693
$10,000	$11,386
$100,000	$113,859
$1,000,000	$1,138,595

Inflation by spending category, 1984–1988

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1984 spending costs in 1988, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1984 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.30%	$114
Medical care	6.73%	$130
Core (all items less food & energy)	4.22%	$118
Food	3.45%	$115
Housing	3.42%	$114
Apparel	3.11%	$113
Transportation	1.18%	$105
Energy	-3.01%	$88.50

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
1987	113.6	3.6%	$109
1988	118.3	4.1%	$114

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1984 to 1988: $100 is worth $114 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1984-to-1988/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1984 to 1988. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1984-to-1988/

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.