$1 in 1998 has about the same buying power as $1.98 in 2025 — a total price increase of 98.0% over 27 years, averaging 2.56% a year.
Each amount multiplied by 1.9804.
Index values are annual averages on the 1982-1984 = 100 base. Source: BLS CPI-U, all urban consumers, US city average, all items.
$1 in 1998 has roughly the same buying power as $1.98 in 2025. Prices rose 98.0% in total over those 27 years, an average of 2.56% per year.
Multiply the 1998 amount by 1.9804. That figure is the price index in 2025 divided by the index in 1998 (322.8 ÷ 163.00).
Consumer prices changed by 1.6% during 1998 compared with the previous year.
