What is $100 in 1930 worth in 1933?

$100 in 1930 has the purchasing power of about $77.84 in 1933, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1930 and 1933?

Prices fell 22.2% in total between 1930 and 1933, an average of -8.01% per year.

How much is $1 in 1930 worth today?

$1 in 1930 is equivalent to about $0.78 in 1933. Equivalently, a 1933 dollar buys what $1.28 bought in 1930.

U.S. inflation · 1930–1933

Value of $100 in 1930, adjusted to 1933

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1930 has the same buying power as

$77.84

in 1933

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-22.2%
Average inflation rate	-8.01% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$77.84
Price difference ($100 base)	-$22.16
CPI in 1930	16.7
CPI in 1933	13
Inflation in 1930	-2.34%
Inflation in 1933	-5.11%
$100 in 1930 → 1933	$77.84
$100 in 1933 → 1930	$128

What happened to prices between 1930 and 1933

Between 1930 and 1933, the Consumer Price Index went from 16.7 to 13. Cumulatively, prices declined 22.2%, which works out to an average of -8.01% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1930 bought what $1.28 buys in 1933.

Common amounts: 1930 dollars in 1933

Amount in 1930	Value in 1933
$1.00	$0.78
$5.00	$3.89
$10.00	$7.78
$20.00	$15.57
$50.00	$38.92
$100	$77.84
$500	$389
$1,000	$778
$5,000	$3,892
$10,000	$7,784
$100,000	$77,844
$1,000,000	$778,443

Inflation by spending category, 1930–1933

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1930 spending costs in 1933, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1930 →
All items (CPI-U)	-8.01%	$77.84
Apparel	-8.07%	$77.69
Food	-12.64%	$66.67

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
1933	13	-5.1%	$77.84

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1930 to 1933: $100 is worth $77.84 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1930-to-1933/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1930 to 1933. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1930-to-1933/

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.