What is $100 in 1930 worth in 1936?

$100 in 1930 has the purchasing power of about $83.23 in 1936, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1930 and 1936?

Prices fell 16.8% in total between 1930 and 1936, an average of -3.01% per year.

How much is $1 in 1930 worth today?

$1 in 1930 is equivalent to about $0.83 in 1936. Equivalently, a 1936 dollar buys what $1.20 bought in 1930.

U.S. inflation · 1930–1936

Value of $100 in 1930, adjusted to 1936

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1930 has the same buying power as

$83.23

in 1936

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-16.8%
Average inflation rate	-3.01% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$83.23
Price difference ($100 base)	-$16.77
CPI in 1930	16.7
CPI in 1936	13.9
Inflation in 1930	-2.34%
Inflation in 1936	1.46%
$100 in 1930 → 1936	$83.23
$100 in 1936 → 1930	$120

What happened to prices between 1930 and 1936

Between 1930 and 1936, the Consumer Price Index went from 16.7 to 13.9. Cumulatively, prices declined 16.8%, which works out to an average of -3.01% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1930 bought what $1.20 buys in 1936.

Common amounts: 1930 dollars in 1936

Amount in 1930	Value in 1936
$1.00	$0.83
$5.00	$4.16
$10.00	$8.32
$20.00	$16.65
$50.00	$41.62
$100	$83.23
$500	$416
$1,000	$832
$5,000	$4,162
$10,000	$8,323
$100,000	$83,234
$1,000,000	$832,335

Inflation by spending category, 1930–1936

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1930 spending costs in 1936, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1930 →
All items (CPI-U)	-3.01%	$83.23
Apparel	-2.34%	$86.78
Food	-3.50%	$80.77

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
1934	13.4	3.1%	$80.24
1935	13.7	2.2%	$82.04
1936	13.9	1.5%	$83.23

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1930 to 1936: $100 is worth $83.23 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1930-to-1936/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1930 to 1936. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1930-to-1936/

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.