What is $100 in 1932 worth in 1935?

$100 in 1932 has the purchasing power of about $100 in 1935, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1932 and 1935?

Prices rose 0.0% in total between 1932 and 1935, an average of 0.00% per year.

How much is $1 in 1932 worth today?

$1 in 1932 is equivalent to about $1.00 in 1935. Equivalently, a 1935 dollar buys what $1.00 bought in 1932.

U.S. inflation · 1932–1935

Value of $100 in 1932, adjusted to 1935

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1932 has the same buying power as

$100

in 1935

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	0.0%
Average inflation rate	0.00% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$100
Price difference ($100 base)	$0.00
CPI in 1932	13.7
CPI in 1935	13.7
Inflation in 1932	-9.87%
Inflation in 1935	2.24%
$100 in 1932 → 1935	$100
$100 in 1935 → 1932	$100

What happened to prices between 1932 and 1935

Between 1932 and 1935, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.7 to 13.7. Cumulatively, prices increased 0.0%, which works out to an average of 0.00% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1932 bought what $1.00 buys in 1935.

Common amounts: 1932 dollars in 1935

Amount in 1932	Value in 1935
$1.00	$1.00
$5.00	$5.00
$10.00	$10.00
$20.00	$20.00
$50.00	$50.00
$100	$100
$500	$500
$1,000	$1,000
$5,000	$5,000
$10,000	$10,000
$100,000	$100,000
$1,000,000	$1,000,000

Inflation by spending category, 1932–1935

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1932 spending costs in 1935, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1932 →
All items (CPI-U)	0.00%	$100
Food	5.04%	$116
Apparel	2.17%	$107

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
1935	13.7	2.2%	$100

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1932 to 1935: $100 is worth $100 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1932-to-1935/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1932 to 1935. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1932-to-1935/

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.