What is $100 in 1934 worth in 1937?

$100 in 1934 has the purchasing power of about $107 in 1937, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1934 and 1937?

Prices rose 7.5% in total between 1934 and 1937, an average of 2.43% per year.

How much is $1 in 1934 worth today?

$1 in 1934 is equivalent to about $1.07 in 1937. Equivalently, a 1937 dollar buys what $0.93 bought in 1934.

U.S. inflation · 1934–1937

Value of $100 in 1934, adjusted to 1937

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1934 has the same buying power as

$107

in 1937

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	7.5%
Average inflation rate	2.43% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$107
Price difference ($100 base)	$7.46
CPI in 1934	13.4
CPI in 1937	14.4
Inflation in 1934	3.08%
Inflation in 1937	3.60%
$100 in 1934 → 1937	$107
$100 in 1937 → 1934	$93.06

What happened to prices between 1934 and 1937

Between 1934 and 1937, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.4 to 14.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 7.5%, which works out to an average of 2.43% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1934 bought what $0.93 buys in 1937.

Common amounts: 1934 dollars in 1937

Amount in 1934	Value in 1937
$1.00	$1.07
$5.00	$5.37
$10.00	$10.75
$20.00	$21.49
$50.00	$53.73
$100	$107
$500	$537
$1,000	$1,075
$5,000	$5,373
$10,000	$10,746
$100,000	$107,463
$1,000,000	$1,074,627

Inflation by spending category, 1934–1937

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1934 spending costs in 1937, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1934 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.43%	$107
Food	4.14%	$113
Apparel	2.22%	$107

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
1937	14.4	3.6%	$107

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1934 to 1937: $100 is worth $107 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1934-to-1937/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1934 to 1937. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1934-to-1937/

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.