What is $100 in 1934 worth in 1935?

$100 in 1934 has the purchasing power of about $102 in 1935, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1934 and 1935?

Prices rose 2.2% in total between 1934 and 1935, an average of 2.24% per year.

How much is $1 in 1934 worth today?

$1 in 1934 is equivalent to about $1.02 in 1935. Equivalently, a 1935 dollar buys what $0.98 bought in 1934.

U.S. inflation · 1934–1935

Value of $100 in 1934, adjusted to 1935

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1934 has the same buying power as

$102

in 1935

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.2%
Average inflation rate	2.24% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$102
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.24
CPI in 1934	13.4
CPI in 1935	13.7
Inflation in 1934	3.08%
Inflation in 1935	2.24%
$100 in 1934 → 1935	$102
$100 in 1935 → 1934	$97.81

What happened to prices between 1934 and 1935

Between 1934 and 1935, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.4 to 13.7. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.2%, which works out to an average of 2.24% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1934 bought what $0.98 buys in 1935.

Common amounts: 1934 dollars in 1935

Amount in 1934	Value in 1935
$1.00	$1.02
$5.00	$5.11
$10.00	$10.22
$20.00	$20.45
$50.00	$51.12
$100	$102
$500	$511
$1,000	$1,022
$5,000	$5,112
$10,000	$10,224
$100,000	$102,239
$1,000,000	$1,022,388

Inflation by spending category, 1934–1935

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1934 spending costs in 1935, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1934 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.24%	$102
Food	6.90%	$107
Apparel	0.97%	$101

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1934: 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 1934

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1934
1934	13.4	3.1%	$100
1935	13.7	2.2%	$102

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1934 to 1935: $100 is worth $102 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1934-to-1935/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1934 to 1935. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1934-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.