Jewelry priced at $100 in 1986 $194.11 in 2024

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Prices for Jewelry, 1986-2024 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for jewelry are 94.11% higher in 2024 versus 1986 (a $94.11 difference in value).

Between 1986 and 2024: Jewelry experienced an average inflation rate of 1.76% per year. In other words, jewelry costing $100 in the year 1986 would cost $194.11 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.77% during this same period, inflation for jewelry was lower.

Price Inflation for Jewelry since 1986

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1990 (9.99%), 2011 (9.51%), and 1988 (8.65%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1986

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Jewelry, over time, for $100 beginning in 1986. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1986$100.00-
1987$107.307.30%
1988$116.588.65%
1989$124.466.76%
1990$136.909.99%
1991$143.975.16%
1992$150.574.58%
1993$154.352.51%
1994$158.582.74%
1995$159.260.43%
1996$155.32-2.48%
1997$150.67-2.99%
1998$147.66-2.00%
1999$145.84-1.23%
2000$141.24-3.15%
2001$141.660.30%
2002$138.08-2.53%
2003$133.19-3.54%
2004$133.550.27%
2005$131.29-1.69%
2006$134.752.64%
2007$142.445.71%
2008$153.777.95%
2009$156.982.09%
2010$161.242.71%
2011$176.579.51%
2012$178.230.94%
2013$177.61-0.35%
2014$170.58-3.95%
2015$165.52-2.97%
2016$175.846.23%
2017$179.422.04%
2018$175.03-2.45%
2019$172.54-1.42%
2020$166.98-3.22%
2021$181.228.53%
2022$185.722.48%
2023$196.805.96%
2024$194.11-1.37%*

* 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 Jewelry:

Year198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000107.300116.577124.462136.900143.969150.569154.354158.577159.262155.315150.669147.662145.838141.238141.662138.077133.192133.554131.292134.754142.442153.770156.980161.239176.572178.231177.606170.583165.521175.836179.421175.034172.543166.982181.222185.719196.796194.106

Adjust jewelry prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1986 * 1986 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Jewelry was 100.000 in the year 1986 and 194.106 in 2024:

194.106 / 100.000 * $100 = $194.11

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1986 has the same "purchasing power" as $194.11 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Jewelry).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Jewelry in 1986. In addition to jewelry, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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