U.S. inflation · 2014–2016
$100 in 2014 has the same buying power as
$101
in 2016
| Cumulative price change | 1.4% |
|---|---|
| Average inflation rate | 0.69% per year |
| Converted amount ($100 base) | $101 |
| Price difference ($100 base) | $1.38 |
| CPI in 2014 | 236.736 |
| CPI in 2016 | 240.007 |
| Inflation in 2014 | 1.62% |
| Inflation in 2016 | 1.26% |
| $100 in 2014 → 2016 | $101 |
| $100 in 2016 → 2014 | $98.64 |
Between 2014 and 2016, the Consumer Price Index went from 236.736 to 240.007. Cumulatively, prices increased 1.4%, which works out to an average of 0.69% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2014 bought what $0.99 buys in 2016.
| Amount in 2014 | Value in 2016 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.01 |
| $5.00 | $5.07 |
| $10.00 | $10.14 |
| $20.00 | $20.28 |
| $50.00 | $50.69 |
| $100 | $101 |
| $500 | $507 |
| $1,000 | $1,014 |
| $5,000 | $5,069 |
| $10,000 | $10,138 |
| $100,000 | $101,382 |
| $1,000,000 | $1,013,817 |
The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2014 spending costs in 2016, by category:
| Category | Avg. yearly inflation | $100 in 2014 → |
|---|---|---|
| All items (CPI-U) | 0.69% | $101 |
| Medical care | 3.21% | $107 |
| Housing | 2.28% | $105 |
| Core (all items less food & energy) | 2.02% | $104 |
| Food | 1.07% | $102 |
| Recreation | 0.62% | $101 |
| Education & communication | 0.59% | $101 |
| Apparel | -0.58% | $98.85 |
| Transportation | -5.00% | $90.25 |
| Energy | -11.79% | $77.81 |
| Year | CPI | Inflation rate | $100 from 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 236.736 | 1.6% | $100 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.1% | $100 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3% | $101 |
MLA: “Inflation from 2014 to 2016: $100 is worth $101 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2014-to-2016/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2014 to 2016. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2014-to-2016/
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.