What is $100 in 1925 worth in 1931?

$100 in 1925 has the purchasing power of about $86.86 in 1931, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1925 and 1931?

Prices fell 13.1% in total between 1925 and 1931, an average of -2.32% per year.

How much is $1 in 1925 worth today?

$1 in 1925 is equivalent to about $0.87 in 1931. Equivalently, a 1931 dollar buys what $1.15 bought in 1925.

U.S. inflation · 1925–1931

Value of $100 in 1925, adjusted to 1931

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1925 has the same buying power as

$86.86

in 1931

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-13.1%
Average inflation rate	-2.32% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$86.86
Price difference ($100 base)	-$13.14
CPI in 1925	17.5
CPI in 1931	15.2
Inflation in 1925	2.34%
Inflation in 1931	-8.98%
$100 in 1925 → 1931	$86.86
$100 in 1931 → 1925	$115

What happened to prices between 1925 and 1931

Between 1925 and 1931, the Consumer Price Index went from 17.5 to 15.2. Cumulatively, prices declined 13.1%, which works out to an average of -2.32% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1925 bought what $1.15 buys in 1931.

Common amounts: 1925 dollars in 1931

Amount in 1925	Value in 1931
$1.00	$0.87
$5.00	$4.34
$10.00	$8.69
$20.00	$17.37
$50.00	$43.43
$100	$86.86
$500	$434
$1,000	$869
$5,000	$4,343
$10,000	$8,686
$100,000	$86,857
$1,000,000	$868,571

Inflation by spending category, 1925–1931

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1925 spending costs in 1931, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1925 →
All items (CPI-U)	-2.32%	$86.86
Apparel	-2.93%	$83.65
Food	-4.02%	$78.18

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1925: core (all items less food & energy) (1957–), energy (1957–), housing (1967–), medical care (1935–), transportation (1935–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1925

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1925
1925	17.5	2.3%	$100
1926	17.7	1.1%	$101
1927	17.4	-1.7%	$99.43
1928	17.1	-1.7%	$97.71
1929	17.1	0.0%	$97.71
1930	16.7	-2.3%	$95.43
1931	15.2	-9.0%	$86.86

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1925 to 1931: $100 is worth $86.86 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1925-to-1931/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1925 to 1931. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1925-to-1931/

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.