What is $100 in 1997 worth in 1999?

$100 in 1997 has the purchasing power of about $104 in 1999, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1997 and 1999?

Prices rose 3.8% in total between 1997 and 1999, an average of 1.88% per year.

How much is $1 in 1997 worth today?

$1 in 1997 is equivalent to about $1.04 in 1999. Equivalently, a 1999 dollar buys what $0.96 bought in 1997.

U.S. inflation · 1997–1999

Value of $100 in 1997, adjusted to 1999

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1997 has the same buying power as

$104

in 1999

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	3.8%
Average inflation rate	1.88% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$104
Price difference ($100 base)	$3.80
CPI in 1997	160.5
CPI in 1999	166.6
Inflation in 1997	2.29%
Inflation in 1999	2.21%
$100 in 1997 → 1999	$104
$100 in 1999 → 1997	$96.34

What happened to prices between 1997 and 1999

Between 1997 and 1999, the Consumer Price Index went from 160.5 to 166.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 3.8%, which works out to an average of 1.88% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1997 bought what $0.96 buys in 1999.

Common amounts: 1997 dollars in 1999

Amount in 1997	Value in 1999
$1.00	$1.04
$5.00	$5.19
$10.00	$10.38
$20.00	$20.76
$50.00	$51.90
$100	$104
$500	$519
$1,000	$1,038
$5,000	$5,190
$10,000	$10,380
$100,000	$103,801
$1,000,000	$1,038,006

Inflation by spending category, 1997–1999

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1997 spending costs in 1999, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1997 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.88%	$104
Medical care	3.35%	$107
Housing	2.24%	$105
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.19%	$104
Food	2.14%	$104
Education & communication	1.41%	$103
Recreation	1.20%	$102
Transportation	0.03%	$100
Apparel	-0.60%	$98.80
Energy	-2.22%	$95.61

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1997

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1997
1997	160.5	2.3%	$100
1998	163	1.6%	$102
1999	166.6	2.2%	$104

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1997 to 1999: $100 is worth $104 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1997-to-1999/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1997 to 1999. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1997-to-1999/

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.