$100 in 1982 is worth $347.13 in August 2026 dollars. Prices are 247.1% higher than they were in 1982, an average inflation rate of 2.86% a year over roughly 44 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index.
Inflation in 1982
The average CPI-U in 1982 was 96.5, up from 90.9 in 1981 — an annual inflation rate of 6.2%.
That rate was higher than in 92 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025, and above the long-run average of 3.16% a year.
Average prices had doubled from their 1982 level by 2005, 23 years later.
Value of $100 from 1982 over time
1982 dollars in today’s dollars
| 1982 dollars | August 2026 dollars |
|---|---|
| $1 | $3.47 |
| $5 | $17.36 |
| $10 | $34.71 |
| $20 | $69.43 |
| $50 | $173.56 |
| $100 | $347.13 |
| $500 | $1,735.65 |
| $1,000 | $3,471.30 |
| $5,000 | $17,356.48 |
| $10,000 | $34,712.95 |
| $50,000 | $173,564.77 |
| $100,000 | $347,129.53 |
Buying power of $100 from 1982, year by year
| Year | Avg CPI-U | Inflation that year | Equivalent of $100 from 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 96.5 | 6.2% | $100.00 |
| 1983 | 99.6 | 3.2% | $103.21 |
| 1984 | 103.900 | 4.3% | $107.67 |
| 1985 | 107.600 | 3.6% | $111.50 |
| 1986 | 109.600 | 1.9% | $113.58 |
| 1987 | 113.600 | 3.6% | $117.72 |
| 1988 | 118.300 | 4.1% | $122.59 |
| 1989 | 124.000 | 4.8% | $128.50 |
| 1990 | 130.700 | 5.4% | $135.44 |
| 1991 | 136.200 | 4.2% | $141.14 |
| 1992 | 140.300 | 3.0% | $145.39 |
| 1993 | 144.500 | 3.0% | $149.74 |
| 1994 | 148.200 | 2.6% | $153.58 |
| 1995 | 152.400 | 2.8% | $157.93 |
| 1996 | 156.900 | 3.0% | $162.59 |
| 1997 | 160.500 | 2.3% | $166.32 |
| 1998 | 163.000 | 1.6% | $168.91 |
| 1999 | 166.600 | 2.2% | $172.64 |
| 2000 | 172.200 | 3.4% | $178.45 |
| 2001 | 177.100 | 2.8% | $183.52 |
| 2002 | 179.900 | 1.6% | $186.42 |
| 2003 | 184.000 | 2.3% | $190.67 |
| 2004 | 188.900 | 2.7% | $195.75 |
| 2005 | 195.300 | 3.4% | $202.38 |
| 2006 | 201.600 | 3.2% | $208.91 |
| 2007 | 207.342 | 2.8% | $214.86 |
| 2008 | 215.303 | 3.8% | $223.11 |
| 2009 | 214.537 | -0.4% | $222.32 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | 1.6% | $225.96 |
| 2011 | 224.939 | 3.2% | $233.10 |
| 2012 | 229.594 | 2.1% | $237.92 |
| 2013 | 232.957 | 1.5% | $241.41 |
| 2014 | 236.736 | 1.6% | $245.32 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.1% | $245.61 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3% | $248.71 |
| 2017 | 245.120 | 2.1% | $254.01 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4% | $260.21 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8% | $264.93 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.2% | $268.20 |
| 2021 | 270.970 | 4.7% | $280.80 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 8.0% | $303.27 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | 4.1% | $315.75 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9% | $325.07 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | 2.6% | $333.62 |
| August 2026 | 334.980 | — | $347.13 |
How this is calculated
Value today = amount × (latest CPI-U ÷ 1982 average CPI-U). For $100: 100 × (334.980 ÷ 96.5) = $347.13. The average annual rate is the compound rate that turns 1982 prices into today’s over the elapsed time, measured from mid-1982 because an annual average describes the middle of the year. CPI-U tracks a broad basket of urban consumer spending; the prices of specific items such as housing, tuition or food have moved by different amounts.
Reverse: $100.00 today had the same buying power as $28.81 in 1982.
Other years
1972 dollars today · 1977 dollars today · 1980 dollars today · 1981 dollars today · 1983 dollars today · 1984 dollars today · 1987 dollars today · 1992 dollars today · Inflation calculator (any two years)
