What is $100 in 1933 worth in 1936?

$100 in 1933 has the purchasing power of about $107 in 1936, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1933 and 1936?

Prices rose 6.9% in total between 1933 and 1936, an average of 2.26% per year.

How much is $1 in 1933 worth today?

$1 in 1933 is equivalent to about $1.07 in 1936. Equivalently, a 1936 dollar buys what $0.94 bought in 1933.

U.S. inflation · 1933–1936

Value of $100 in 1933, adjusted to 1936

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1933 has the same buying power as

$107

in 1936

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	6.9%
Average inflation rate	2.26% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$107
Price difference ($100 base)	$6.92
CPI in 1933	13
CPI in 1936	13.9
Inflation in 1933	-5.11%
Inflation in 1936	1.46%
$100 in 1933 → 1936	$107
$100 in 1936 → 1933	$93.53

What happened to prices between 1933 and 1936

Between 1933 and 1936, the Consumer Price Index went from 13 to 13.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 6.9%, which works out to an average of 2.26% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1933 bought what $0.94 buys in 1936.

Common amounts: 1933 dollars in 1936

Amount in 1933	Value in 1936
$1.00	$1.07
$5.00	$5.35
$10.00	$10.69
$20.00	$21.38
$50.00	$53.46
$100	$107
$500	$535
$1,000	$1,069
$5,000	$5,346
$10,000	$10,692
$100,000	$106,923
$1,000,000	$1,069,231

Inflation by spending category, 1933–1936

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1933 spending costs in 1936, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1933 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.26%	$107
Food	6.61%	$121
Apparel	3.76%	$112

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
1935	13.7	2.2%	$105
1936	13.9	1.5%	$107

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1933 to 1936: $100 is worth $107 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1933-to-1936/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1933 to 1936. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1933-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.