U.S. inflation · 2017–2019
$100 in 2017 has the same buying power as
$104
in 2019
| Cumulative price change | 4.3% |
|---|---|
| Average inflation rate | 2.13% per year |
| Converted amount ($100 base) | $104 |
| Price difference ($100 base) | $4.30 |
| CPI in 2017 | 245.12 |
| CPI in 2019 | 255.657 |
| Inflation in 2017 | 2.13% |
| Inflation in 2019 | 1.81% |
| $100 in 2017 → 2019 | $104 |
| $100 in 2019 → 2017 | $95.88 |
Between 2017 and 2019, the Consumer Price Index went from 245.12 to 255.657. Cumulatively, prices increased 4.3%, which works out to an average of 2.13% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2017 bought what $0.96 buys in 2019.
| Amount in 2017 | Value in 2019 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.04 |
| $5.00 | $5.21 |
| $10.00 | $10.43 |
| $20.00 | $20.86 |
| $50.00 | $52.15 |
| $100 | $104 |
| $500 | $521 |
| $1,000 | $1,043 |
| $5,000 | $5,215 |
| $10,000 | $10,430 |
| $100,000 | $104,299 |
| $1,000,000 | $1,042,987 |
The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2017 spending costs in 2019, by category:
| Category | Avg. yearly inflation | $100 in 2017 → |
|---|---|---|
| All items (CPI-U) | 2.13% | $104 |
| Housing | 2.89% | $106 |
| Energy | 2.60% | $105 |
| Medical care | 2.40% | $105 |
| Core (all items less food & energy) | 2.17% | $104 |
| Transportation | 2.09% | $104 |
| Food | 1.64% | $103 |
| Recreation | 0.89% | $102 |
| Education & communication | 0.47% | $101 |
| Apparel | -0.62% | $98.76 |
| Year | CPI | Inflation rate | $100 from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 245.12 | 2.1% | $100 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4% | $102 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8% | $104 |
MLA: “Inflation from 2017 to 2019: $100 is worth $104 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2017-to-2019/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2017 to 2019. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2017-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.