What is $100 in 1930 worth in 1932?

$100 in 1930 has the purchasing power of about $82.04 in 1932, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1930 and 1932?

Prices fell 18.0% in total between 1930 and 1932, an average of -9.43% per year.

How much is $1 in 1930 worth today?

$1 in 1930 is equivalent to about $0.82 in 1932. Equivalently, a 1932 dollar buys what $1.22 bought in 1930.

U.S. inflation · 1930–1932

Value of $100 in 1930, adjusted to 1932

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1930 has the same buying power as

$82.04

in 1932

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-18.0%
Average inflation rate	-9.43% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$82.04
Price difference ($100 base)	-$17.96
CPI in 1930	16.7
CPI in 1932	13.7
Inflation in 1930	-2.34%
Inflation in 1932	-9.87%
$100 in 1930 → 1932	$82.04
$100 in 1932 → 1930	$122

What happened to prices between 1930 and 1932

Between 1930 and 1932, the Consumer Price Index went from 16.7 to 13.7. Cumulatively, prices declined 18.0%, which works out to an average of -9.43% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1930 bought what $1.22 buys in 1932.

Common amounts: 1930 dollars in 1932

Amount in 1930	Value in 1932
$1.00	$0.82
$5.00	$4.10
$10.00	$8.20
$20.00	$16.41
$50.00	$41.02
$100	$82.04
$500	$410
$1,000	$820
$5,000	$4,102
$10,000	$8,204
$100,000	$82,036
$1,000,000	$820,359

Inflation by spending category, 1930–1932

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1930 spending costs in 1932, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1930 →
All items (CPI-U)	-9.43%	$82.04
Apparel	-10.23%	$80.58
Food	-17.18%	$68.59

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1930: 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 1930

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1930
1930	16.7	-2.3%	$100
1931	15.2	-9.0%	$91.02
1932	13.7	-9.9%	$82.04

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1930 to 1932: $100 is worth $82.04 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1930-to-1932/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1930 to 1932. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1930-to-1932/

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.