What is $100 in 1931 worth in 1934?

$100 in 1931 has the purchasing power of about $88.16 in 1934, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1931 and 1934?

Prices fell 11.8% in total between 1931 and 1934, an average of -4.11% per year.

How much is $1 in 1931 worth today?

$1 in 1931 is equivalent to about $0.88 in 1934. Equivalently, a 1934 dollar buys what $1.13 bought in 1931.

U.S. inflation · 1931–1934

Value of $100 in 1931, adjusted to 1934

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1931 has the same buying power as

$88.16

in 1934

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-11.8%
Average inflation rate	-4.11% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$88.16
Price difference ($100 base)	-$11.84
CPI in 1931	15.2
CPI in 1934	13.4
Inflation in 1931	-8.98%
Inflation in 1934	3.08%
$100 in 1931 → 1934	$88.16
$100 in 1934 → 1931	$113

What happened to prices between 1931 and 1934

Between 1931 and 1934, the Consumer Price Index went from 15.2 to 13.4. Cumulatively, prices declined 11.8%, which works out to an average of -4.11% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1931 bought what $1.13 buys in 1934.

Common amounts: 1931 dollars in 1934

Amount in 1931	Value in 1934
$1.00	$0.88
$5.00	$4.41
$10.00	$8.82
$20.00	$17.63
$50.00	$44.08
$100	$88.16
$500	$441
$1,000	$882
$5,000	$4,408
$10,000	$8,816
$100,000	$88,158
$1,000,000	$881,579

Inflation by spending category, 1931–1934

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1931 spending costs in 1934, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1931 →
All items (CPI-U)	-4.11%	$88.16
Apparel	-2.17%	$93.64
Food	-3.48%	$89.92

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
1934	13.4	3.1%	$88.16

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1931 to 1934: $100 is worth $88.16 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1931-to-1934/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1931 to 1934. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1931-to-1934/

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.