What is $100 in 1986 worth in 1988?

$100 in 1986 has the purchasing power of about $108 in 1988, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1986 and 1988?

Prices rose 7.9% in total between 1986 and 1988, an average of 3.89% per year.

How much is $1 in 1986 worth today?

$1 in 1986 is equivalent to about $1.08 in 1988. Equivalently, a 1988 dollar buys what $0.93 bought in 1986.

U.S. inflation · 1986–1988

Value of $100 in 1986, adjusted to 1988

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1986 has the same buying power as

$108

in 1988

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	7.9%
Average inflation rate	3.89% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$108
Price difference ($100 base)	$7.94
CPI in 1986	109.6
CPI in 1988	118.3
Inflation in 1986	1.86%
Inflation in 1988	4.14%
$100 in 1986 → 1988	$108
$100 in 1988 → 1986	$92.65

What happened to prices between 1986 and 1988

Between 1986 and 1988, the Consumer Price Index went from 109.6 to 118.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 7.9%, which works out to an average of 3.89% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1986 bought what $0.93 buys in 1988.

Common amounts: 1986 dollars in 1988

Amount in 1986	Value in 1988
$1.00	$1.08
$5.00	$5.40
$10.00	$10.79
$20.00	$21.59
$50.00	$53.97
$100	$108
$500	$540
$1,000	$1,079
$5,000	$5,397
$10,000	$10,794
$100,000	$107,938
$1,000,000	$1,079,380

Inflation by spending category, 1986–1988

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1986 spending costs in 1988, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1986 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.89%	$108
Medical care	6.59%	$114
Apparel	4.39%	$109
Core (all items less food & energy)	4.27%	$109
Food	4.13%	$108
Housing	3.37%	$107
Transportation	3.08%	$106
Energy	0.62%	$101

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1986: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1986

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1986
1986	109.6	1.9%	$100
1987	113.6	3.6%	$104
1988	118.3	4.1%	$108

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1986 to 1988: $100 is worth $108 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1986-to-1988/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1986 to 1988. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1986-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.