What is $100 in 1935 worth in 1936?

$100 in 1935 has the purchasing power of about $101 in 1936, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1935 and 1936?

Prices rose 1.5% in total between 1935 and 1936, an average of 1.46% per year.

How much is $1 in 1935 worth today?

$1 in 1935 is equivalent to about $1.01 in 1936. Equivalently, a 1936 dollar buys what $0.99 bought in 1935.

U.S. inflation · 1935–1936

Value of $100 in 1935, adjusted to 1936

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1935 has the same buying power as

$101

in 1936

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	1.5%
Average inflation rate	1.46% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$101
Price difference ($100 base)	$1.46
CPI in 1935	13.7
CPI in 1936	13.9
Inflation in 1935	2.24%
Inflation in 1936	1.46%
$100 in 1935 → 1936	$101
$100 in 1936 → 1935	$98.56

What happened to prices between 1935 and 1936

Between 1935 and 1936, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.7 to 13.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 1.5%, which works out to an average of 1.46% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1935 bought what $0.99 buys in 1936.

Common amounts: 1935 dollars in 1936

Amount in 1935	Value in 1936
$1.00	$1.01
$5.00	$5.07
$10.00	$10.15
$20.00	$20.29
$50.00	$50.73
$100	$101
$500	$507
$1,000	$1,015
$5,000	$5,073
$10,000	$10,146
$100,000	$101,460
$1,000,000	$1,014,599

Inflation by spending category, 1935–1936

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1935 spending costs in 1936, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1935 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.46%	$101
Food	1.61%	$102
Apparel	0.96%	$101
Transportation	0.70%	$101
Medical care	0.00%	$100

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1935: core (all items less food & energy) (1957–), energy (1957–), housing (1967–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1935

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1935
1935	13.7	2.2%	$100
1936	13.9	1.5%	$101

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1935 to 1936: $100 is worth $101 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1935-to-1936/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1935 to 1936. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1935-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.