U.S. inflation · 2016–2019
$100 in 2016 has the same buying power as
$107
in 2019
| Cumulative price change | 6.5% |
|---|---|
| Average inflation rate | 2.13% per year |
| Converted amount ($100 base) | $107 |
| Price difference ($100 base) | $6.52 |
| CPI in 2016 | 240.007 |
| CPI in 2019 | 255.657 |
| Inflation in 2016 | 1.26% |
| Inflation in 2019 | 1.81% |
| $100 in 2016 → 2019 | $107 |
| $100 in 2019 → 2016 | $93.88 |
Between 2016 and 2019, the Consumer Price Index went from 240.007 to 255.657. Cumulatively, prices increased 6.5%, which works out to an average of 2.13% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2016 bought what $0.94 buys in 2019.
| Amount in 2016 | Value in 2019 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.07 |
| $5.00 | $5.33 |
| $10.00 | $10.65 |
| $20.00 | $21.30 |
| $50.00 | $53.26 |
| $100 | $107 |
| $500 | $533 |
| $1,000 | $1,065 |
| $5,000 | $5,326 |
| $10,000 | $10,652 |
| $100,000 | $106,521 |
| $1,000,000 | $1,065,206 |
The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2016 spending costs in 2019, by category:
| Category | Avg. yearly inflation | $100 in 2016 → |
|---|---|---|
| All items (CPI-U) | 2.13% | $107 |
| Energy | 4.34% | $114 |
| Housing | 2.92% | $109 |
| Transportation | 2.53% | $108 |
| Medical care | 2.44% | $107 |
| Core (all items less food & energy) | 2.06% | $106 |
| Food | 1.38% | $104 |
| Recreation | 1.02% | $103 |
| Education & communication | -0.32% | $99.03 |
| Apparel | -0.53% | $98.42 |
| Year | CPI | Inflation rate | $100 from 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3% | $100 |
| 2017 | 245.12 | 2.1% | $102 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4% | $105 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8% | $107 |
MLA: “Inflation from 2016 to 2019: $100 is worth $107 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2016-to-2019/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2016 to 2019. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2016-to-2019/
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.