Dallas, Texas prices: $100 in 1977 $107.82 in 1978

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Prices in Dallas, 1977-1978 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas were 7.82% higher in 1978 versus 1977 (a $7.82 difference in value).

Between 1977 and 1978: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 7.82% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Dallas in the year 1977 would cost $107.82 in 1978 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 7.63% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was higher.

In the year 1977: Pricing changed by 7.36%, which is below the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1977-1978 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1977 (6.50%), inflation in Dallas was higher.

Price Inflation in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas since 1963

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (16.95%), 1979 (12.42%), and 1981 (11.74%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1977

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $100 beginning in 1977. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1977$100.007.36%
1978$107.827.82%
1979$121.2112.42%
1980$141.7516.95%
1981$158.4011.74%
1982$167.966.04%
1983$174.113.66%
1984$182.294.70%
1985$189.123.75%
1986$192.431.75%
1987$197.232.49%
1988$202.962.91%
1989$209.032.99%
1990$218.484.52%
1991$228.714.68%
1992$234.252.42%
1993$240.122.50%
1994$246.902.83%
1995$253.332.61%
1996$260.262.74%
1997$264.901.78%
1998$268.651.42%
1999$276.242.82%
2000$287.854.20%
2001$298.003.53%
2002$302.061.36%
2003$308.422.11%
2004$312.531.33%
2005$322.633.23%
2006$332.693.12%
2007$337.691.50%
2008$353.144.58%
2009$350.81-0.66%
2010$352.870.59%
2011$363.563.03%
2012$371.192.10%
2013$377.921.81%
2014$382.411.19%
2015$380.50-0.50%
2016$385.831.40%
2017$395.672.55%
2018$407.312.94%
2019$415.862.10%
2020$418.440.62%
2021$439.505.03%
2022$478.298.83%
2023$503.495.27%
2024$518.372.96%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas:

Year19631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618296.121

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1978 / CPI in 1977 * 1977 USD value = 1978 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 57.125 in the year 1977 and 61.592 in 1978:

61.592 / 57.125 * $100 = $107.82

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1977 has the same "purchasing power" as $107.82 in 1978 (in the CPI category of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas in 1963. In addition to Dallas, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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