What is $100 in 1931 worth in 1932?

$100 in 1931 has the purchasing power of about $90.13 in 1932, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1931 and 1932?

Prices fell 9.9% in total between 1931 and 1932, an average of -9.87% per year.

How much is $1 in 1931 worth today?

$1 in 1931 is equivalent to about $0.90 in 1932. Equivalently, a 1932 dollar buys what $1.11 bought in 1931.

U.S. inflation · 1931–1932

Value of $100 in 1931, adjusted to 1932

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1931 has the same buying power as

$90.13

in 1932

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-9.9%
Average inflation rate	-9.87% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$90.13
Price difference ($100 base)	-$9.87
CPI in 1931	15.2
CPI in 1932	13.7
Inflation in 1931	-8.98%
Inflation in 1932	-9.87%
$100 in 1931 → 1932	$90.13
$100 in 1932 → 1931	$111

What happened to prices between 1931 and 1932

Between 1931 and 1932, the Consumer Price Index went from 15.2 to 13.7. Cumulatively, prices declined 9.9%, which works out to an average of -9.87% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1931 bought what $1.11 buys in 1932.

Common amounts: 1931 dollars in 1932

Amount in 1931	Value in 1932
$1.00	$0.90
$5.00	$4.51
$10.00	$9.01
$20.00	$18.03
$50.00	$45.07
$100	$90.13
$500	$451
$1,000	$901
$5,000	$4,507
$10,000	$9,013
$100,000	$90,132
$1,000,000	$901,316

Inflation by spending category, 1931–1932

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1931 spending costs in 1932, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1931 →
All items (CPI-U)	-9.87%	$90.13
Apparel	-11.36%	$88.64
Food	-17.05%	$82.95

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1931: 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 1931

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1931
1931	15.2	-9.0%	$100
1932	13.7	-9.9%	$90.13

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1931 to 1932: $100 is worth $90.13 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1931-to-1932/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1931 to 1932. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1931-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.