What is $100 in 1932 worth in 1933?

$100 in 1932 has the purchasing power of about $94.89 in 1933, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1932 and 1933?

Prices fell 5.1% in total between 1932 and 1933, an average of -5.11% per year.

How much is $1 in 1932 worth today?

$1 in 1932 is equivalent to about $0.95 in 1933. Equivalently, a 1933 dollar buys what $1.05 bought in 1932.

U.S. inflation · 1932–1933

Value of $100 in 1932, adjusted to 1933

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1932 has the same buying power as

$94.89

in 1933

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-5.1%
Average inflation rate	-5.11% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$94.89
Price difference ($100 base)	-$5.11
CPI in 1932	13.7
CPI in 1933	13
Inflation in 1932	-9.87%
Inflation in 1933	-5.11%
$100 in 1932 → 1933	$94.89
$100 in 1933 → 1932	$105

What happened to prices between 1932 and 1933

Between 1932 and 1933, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.7 to 13. Cumulatively, prices declined 5.1%, which works out to an average of -5.11% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1932 bought what $1.05 buys in 1933.

Common amounts: 1932 dollars in 1933

Amount in 1932	Value in 1933
$1.00	$0.95
$5.00	$4.74
$10.00	$9.49
$20.00	$18.98
$50.00	$47.45
$100	$94.89
$500	$474
$1,000	$949
$5,000	$4,745
$10,000	$9,489
$100,000	$94,891
$1,000,000	$948,905

Inflation by spending category, 1932–1933

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1932 spending costs in 1933, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1932 →
All items (CPI-U)	-5.11%	$94.89
Food	-2.80%	$97.20
Apparel	-3.59%	$96.41

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1932: 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 1932

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1932
1932	13.7	-9.9%	$100
1933	13	-5.1%	$94.89

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1932 to 1933: $100 is worth $94.89 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1932-to-1933/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1932 to 1933. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1932-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.