What is $100 in 1998 worth in 1999?

$100 in 1998 has the purchasing power of about $102 in 1999, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1998 and 1999?

Prices rose 2.2% in total between 1998 and 1999, an average of 2.21% per year.

How much is $1 in 1998 worth today?

$1 in 1998 is equivalent to about $1.02 in 1999. Equivalently, a 1999 dollar buys what $0.98 bought in 1998.

U.S. inflation · 1998–1999

Value of $100 in 1998, adjusted to 1999

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1998 has the same buying power as

$102

in 1999

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.2%
Average inflation rate	2.21% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$102
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.21
CPI in 1998	163
CPI in 1999	166.6
Inflation in 1998	1.56%
Inflation in 1999	2.21%
$100 in 1998 → 1999	$102
$100 in 1999 → 1998	$97.84

What happened to prices between 1998 and 1999

Between 1998 and 1999, the Consumer Price Index went from 163 to 166.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.2%, which works out to an average of 2.21% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1998 bought what $0.98 buys in 1999.

Common amounts: 1998 dollars in 1999

Amount in 1998	Value in 1999
$1.00	$1.02
$5.00	$5.11
$10.00	$10.22
$20.00	$20.44
$50.00	$51.10
$100	$102
$500	$511
$1,000	$1,022
$5,000	$5,110
$10,000	$10,221
$100,000	$102,209
$1,000,000	$1,022,086

Inflation by spending category, 1998–1999

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1998 spending costs in 1999, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1998 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.21%	$102
Energy	3.60%	$104
Medical care	3.51%	$104
Housing	2.18%	$102
Food	2.12%	$102
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.08%	$102
Transportation	1.98%	$102
Education & communication	0.90%	$101
Recreation	0.89%	$101
Apparel	-1.28%	$98.72

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1998

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1998
1998	163	1.6%	$100
1999	166.6	2.2%	$102

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1998 to 1999: $100 is worth $102 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1998-to-1999/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1998 to 1999. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1998-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.