What is $100 in 1988 worth in 1989?

$100 in 1988 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 1989, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1988 and 1989?

Prices rose 4.8% in total between 1988 and 1989, an average of 4.82% per year.

How much is $1 in 1988 worth today?

$1 in 1988 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 1989. Equivalently, a 1989 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 1988.

U.S. inflation · 1988–1989

Value of $100 in 1988, adjusted to 1989

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1988 has the same buying power as

$105

in 1989

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	4.8%
Average inflation rate	4.82% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$4.82
CPI in 1988	118.3
CPI in 1989	124
Inflation in 1988	4.14%
Inflation in 1989	4.82%
$100 in 1988 → 1989	$105
$100 in 1989 → 1988	$95.40

What happened to prices between 1988 and 1989

Between 1988 and 1989, the Consumer Price Index went from 118.3 to 124. Cumulatively, prices increased 4.8%, which works out to an average of 4.82% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1988 bought what $0.95 buys in 1989.

Common amounts: 1988 dollars in 1989

Amount in 1988	Value in 1989
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.24
$10.00	$10.48
$20.00	$20.96
$50.00	$52.41
$100	$105
$500	$524
$1,000	$1,048
$5,000	$5,241
$10,000	$10,482
$100,000	$104,818
$1,000,000	$1,048,183

Inflation by spending category, 1988–1989

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1988 spending costs in 1989, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1988 →
All items (CPI-U)	4.82%	$105
Medical care	7.72%	$108
Food	5.84%	$106
Energy	5.60%	$106
Transportation	4.97%	$105
Core (all items less food & energy)	4.54%	$105
Housing	3.80%	$104
Apparel	2.77%	$103

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1988: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1988

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1988
1988	118.3	4.1%	$100
1989	124	4.8%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1988 to 1989: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1988-to-1989/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1988 to 1989. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1988-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.