What is $100 in 1931 worth in 1933?

$100 in 1931 has the purchasing power of about $85.53 in 1933, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1931 and 1933?

Prices fell 14.5% in total between 1931 and 1933, an average of -7.52% per year.

How much is $1 in 1931 worth today?

$1 in 1931 is equivalent to about $0.86 in 1933. Equivalently, a 1933 dollar buys what $1.17 bought in 1931.

U.S. inflation · 1931–1933

Value of $100 in 1931, adjusted to 1933

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1931 has the same buying power as

$85.53

in 1933

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-14.5%
Average inflation rate	-7.52% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$85.53
Price difference ($100 base)	-$14.47
CPI in 1931	15.2
CPI in 1933	13
Inflation in 1931	-8.98%
Inflation in 1933	-5.11%
$100 in 1931 → 1933	$85.53
$100 in 1933 → 1931	$117

What happened to prices between 1931 and 1933

Between 1931 and 1933, the Consumer Price Index went from 15.2 to 13. Cumulatively, prices declined 14.5%, which works out to an average of -7.52% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1931 bought what $1.17 buys in 1933.

Common amounts: 1931 dollars in 1933

Amount in 1931	Value in 1933
$1.00	$0.86
$5.00	$4.28
$10.00	$8.55
$20.00	$17.11
$50.00	$42.76
$100	$85.53
$500	$428
$1,000	$855
$5,000	$4,276
$10,000	$8,553
$100,000	$85,526
$1,000,000	$855,263

Inflation by spending category, 1931–1933

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1931 spending costs in 1933, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1931 →
All items (CPI-U)	-7.52%	$85.53
Apparel	-7.56%	$85.45
Food	-10.21%	$80.62

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
1933	13	-5.1%	$85.53

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1931 to 1933: $100 is worth $85.53 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1931-to-1933/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1931 to 1933. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1931-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.