What is $100 in 1933 worth in 1934?

$100 in 1933 has the purchasing power of about $103 in 1934, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1933 and 1934?

Prices rose 3.1% in total between 1933 and 1934, an average of 3.08% per year.

How much is $1 in 1933 worth today?

$1 in 1933 is equivalent to about $1.03 in 1934. Equivalently, a 1934 dollar buys what $0.97 bought in 1933.

U.S. inflation · 1933–1934

Value of $100 in 1933, adjusted to 1934

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1933 has the same buying power as

$103

in 1934

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	3.1%
Average inflation rate	3.08% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$103
Price difference ($100 base)	$3.08
CPI in 1933	13
CPI in 1934	13.4
Inflation in 1933	-5.11%
Inflation in 1934	3.08%
$100 in 1933 → 1934	$103
$100 in 1934 → 1933	$97.01

What happened to prices between 1933 and 1934

Between 1933 and 1934, the Consumer Price Index went from 13 to 13.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 3.1%, which works out to an average of 3.08% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1933 bought what $0.97 buys in 1934.

Common amounts: 1933 dollars in 1934

Amount in 1933	Value in 1934
$1.00	$1.03
$5.00	$5.15
$10.00	$10.31
$20.00	$20.62
$50.00	$51.54
$100	$103
$500	$515
$1,000	$1,031
$5,000	$5,154
$10,000	$10,308
$100,000	$103,077
$1,000,000	$1,030,769

Inflation by spending category, 1933–1934

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1933 spending costs in 1934, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1933 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.08%	$103
Food	11.54%	$112
Apparel	9.57%	$110

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1933: 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 1933

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1933
1933	13	-5.1%	$100
1934	13.4	3.1%	$103

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1933 to 1934: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1933-to-1934/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1933 to 1934. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1933-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.