What is $100 in 1931 worth in 1936?

$100 in 1931 has the purchasing power of about $91.45 in 1936, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1931 and 1936?

Prices fell 8.6% in total between 1931 and 1936, an average of -1.77% per year.

How much is $1 in 1931 worth today?

$1 in 1931 is equivalent to about $0.91 in 1936. Equivalently, a 1936 dollar buys what $1.09 bought in 1931.

U.S. inflation · 1931–1936

Value of $100 in 1931, adjusted to 1936

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1931 has the same buying power as

$91.45

in 1936

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-8.6%
Average inflation rate	-1.77% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$91.45
Price difference ($100 base)	-$8.55
CPI in 1931	15.2
CPI in 1936	13.9
Inflation in 1931	-8.98%
Inflation in 1936	1.46%
$100 in 1931 → 1936	$91.45
$100 in 1936 → 1931	$109

What happened to prices between 1931 and 1936

Between 1931 and 1936, the Consumer Price Index went from 15.2 to 13.9. Cumulatively, prices declined 8.6%, which works out to an average of -1.77% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1931 bought what $1.09 buys in 1936.

Common amounts: 1931 dollars in 1936

Amount in 1931	Value in 1936
$1.00	$0.91
$5.00	$4.57
$10.00	$9.14
$20.00	$18.29
$50.00	$45.72
$100	$91.45
$500	$457
$1,000	$914
$5,000	$4,572
$10,000	$9,145
$100,000	$91,447
$1,000,000	$914,474

Inflation by spending category, 1931–1936

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1931 spending costs in 1936, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1931 →
All items (CPI-U)	-1.77%	$91.45
Food	-0.47%	$97.67
Apparel	-0.93%	$95.45

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
1935	13.7	2.2%	$90.13
1936	13.9	1.5%	$91.45

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1931 to 1936: $100 is worth $91.45 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1931-to-1936/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1931 to 1936. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1931-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.