What is $100 in 1934 worth in 1936?

$100 in 1934 has the purchasing power of about $104 in 1936, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1934 and 1936?

Prices rose 3.7% in total between 1934 and 1936, an average of 1.85% per year.

How much is $1 in 1934 worth today?

$1 in 1934 is equivalent to about $1.04 in 1936. Equivalently, a 1936 dollar buys what $0.96 bought in 1934.

U.S. inflation · 1934–1936

Value of $100 in 1934, adjusted to 1936

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1934 has the same buying power as

$104

in 1936

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	3.7%
Average inflation rate	1.85% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$104
Price difference ($100 base)	$3.73
CPI in 1934	13.4
CPI in 1936	13.9
Inflation in 1934	3.08%
Inflation in 1936	1.46%
$100 in 1934 → 1936	$104
$100 in 1936 → 1934	$96.40

What happened to prices between 1934 and 1936

Between 1934 and 1936, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.4 to 13.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 3.7%, which works out to an average of 1.85% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1934 bought what $0.96 buys in 1936.

Common amounts: 1934 dollars in 1936

Amount in 1934	Value in 1936
$1.00	$1.04
$5.00	$5.19
$10.00	$10.37
$20.00	$20.75
$50.00	$51.87
$100	$104
$500	$519
$1,000	$1,037
$5,000	$5,187
$10,000	$10,373
$100,000	$103,731
$1,000,000	$1,037,313

Inflation by spending category, 1934–1936

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1934 spending costs in 1936, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1934 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.85%	$104
Food	4.22%	$109
Apparel	0.97%	$102

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
1936	13.9	1.5%	$104

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1934 to 1936: $100 is worth $104 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1934-to-1936/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1934 to 1936. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1934-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.