What is $100 in 1996 worth in 1997?

$100 in 1996 has the purchasing power of about $102 in 1997, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1996 and 1997?

Prices rose 2.3% in total between 1996 and 1997, an average of 2.29% per year.

How much is $1 in 1996 worth today?

$1 in 1996 is equivalent to about $1.02 in 1997. Equivalently, a 1997 dollar buys what $0.98 bought in 1996.

U.S. inflation · 1996–1997

Value of $100 in 1996, adjusted to 1997

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1996 has the same buying power as

$102

in 1997

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.3%
Average inflation rate	2.29% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$102
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.29
CPI in 1996	156.9
CPI in 1997	160.5
Inflation in 1996	2.95%
Inflation in 1997	2.29%
$100 in 1996 → 1997	$102
$100 in 1997 → 1996	$97.76

What happened to prices between 1996 and 1997

Between 1996 and 1997, the Consumer Price Index went from 156.9 to 160.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.3%, which works out to an average of 2.29% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1996 bought what $0.98 buys in 1997.

Common amounts: 1996 dollars in 1997

Amount in 1996	Value in 1997
$1.00	$1.02
$5.00	$5.11
$10.00	$10.23
$20.00	$20.46
$50.00	$51.15
$100	$102
$500	$511
$1,000	$1,023
$5,000	$5,115
$10,000	$10,229
$100,000	$102,294
$1,000,000	$1,022,945

Inflation by spending category, 1996–1997

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1996 spending costs in 1997, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1996 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.29%	$102
Education & communication	3.25%	$103
Medical care	2.80%	$103
Housing	2.62%	$103
Food	2.61%	$103
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.36%	$102
Recreation	2.26%	$102
Energy	1.27%	$101
Apparel	0.91%	$101
Transportation	0.91%	$101

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1996

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1996
1996	156.9	3.0%	$100
1997	160.5	2.3%	$102

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1996 to 1997: $100 is worth $102 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1996-to-1997/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1996 to 1997. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1996-to-1997/

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.