What is $100 in 1932 worth in 1934?

$100 in 1932 has the purchasing power of about $97.81 in 1934, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1932 and 1934?

Prices fell 2.2% in total between 1932 and 1934, an average of -1.10% per year.

How much is $1 in 1932 worth today?

$1 in 1932 is equivalent to about $0.98 in 1934. Equivalently, a 1934 dollar buys what $1.02 bought in 1932.

U.S. inflation · 1932–1934

Value of $100 in 1932, adjusted to 1934

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1932 has the same buying power as

$97.81

in 1934

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	-2.2%
Average inflation rate	-1.10% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$97.81
Price difference ($100 base)	-$2.19
CPI in 1932	13.7
CPI in 1934	13.4
Inflation in 1932	-9.87%
Inflation in 1934	3.08%
$100 in 1932 → 1934	$97.81
$100 in 1934 → 1932	$102

What happened to prices between 1932 and 1934

Between 1932 and 1934, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.7 to 13.4. Cumulatively, prices declined 2.2%, which works out to an average of -1.10% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1932 bought what $1.02 buys in 1934.

Common amounts: 1932 dollars in 1934

Amount in 1932	Value in 1934
$1.00	$0.98
$5.00	$4.89
$10.00	$9.78
$20.00	$19.56
$50.00	$48.91
$100	$97.81
$500	$489
$1,000	$978
$5,000	$4,891
$10,000	$9,781
$100,000	$97,810
$1,000,000	$978,102

Inflation by spending category, 1932–1934

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1932 spending costs in 1934, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1932 →
All items (CPI-U)	-1.10%	$97.81
Food	4.12%	$108
Apparel	2.78%	$106

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
1934	13.4	3.1%	$97.81

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1932 to 1934: $100 is worth $97.81 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1932-to-1934/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1932 to 1934. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1932-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.