What is $100 in 1986 worth in 1989?

$100 in 1986 has the purchasing power of about $113 in 1989, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1986 and 1989?

Prices rose 13.1% in total between 1986 and 1989, an average of 4.20% per year.

How much is $1 in 1986 worth today?

$1 in 1986 is equivalent to about $1.13 in 1989. Equivalently, a 1989 dollar buys what $0.88 bought in 1986.

U.S. inflation · 1986–1989

Value of $100 in 1986, adjusted to 1989

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1986 has the same buying power as

$113

in 1989

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	13.1%
Average inflation rate	4.20% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$113
Price difference ($100 base)	$13.14
CPI in 1986	109.6
CPI in 1989	124
Inflation in 1986	1.86%
Inflation in 1989	4.82%
$100 in 1986 → 1989	$113
$100 in 1989 → 1986	$88.39

What happened to prices between 1986 and 1989

Between 1986 and 1989, the Consumer Price Index went from 109.6 to 124. Cumulatively, prices increased 13.1%, which works out to an average of 4.20% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1986 bought what $0.88 buys in 1989.

Common amounts: 1986 dollars in 1989

Amount in 1986	Value in 1989
$1.00	$1.13
$5.00	$5.66
$10.00	$11.31
$20.00	$22.63
$50.00	$56.57
$100	$113
$500	$566
$1,000	$1,131
$5,000	$5,657
$10,000	$11,314
$100,000	$113,139
$1,000,000	$1,131,387

Inflation by spending category, 1986–1989

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1986 spending costs in 1989, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1986 →
All items (CPI-U)	4.20%	$113
Medical care	6.96%	$122
Food	4.70%	$115
Core (all items less food & energy)	4.36%	$114
Apparel	3.85%	$112
Transportation	3.71%	$112
Housing	3.51%	$111
Energy	2.25%	$107

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
1989	124	4.8%	$113

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1986 to 1989: $100 is worth $113 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1986-to-1989/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1986 to 1989. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1986-to-1989/

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.