What is $100 in 1935 worth in 1937?

$100 in 1935 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 1937, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1935 and 1937?

Prices rose 5.1% in total between 1935 and 1937, an average of 2.52% per year.

How much is $1 in 1935 worth today?

$1 in 1935 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 1937. Equivalently, a 1937 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 1935.

U.S. inflation · 1935–1937

Value of $100 in 1935, adjusted to 1937

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1935 has the same buying power as

$105

in 1937

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.1%
Average inflation rate	2.52% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.11
CPI in 1935	13.7
CPI in 1937	14.4
Inflation in 1935	2.24%
Inflation in 1937	3.60%
$100 in 1935 → 1937	$105
$100 in 1937 → 1935	$95.14

What happened to prices between 1935 and 1937

Between 1935 and 1937, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.7 to 14.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.1%, which works out to an average of 2.52% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1935 bought what $0.95 buys in 1937.

Common amounts: 1935 dollars in 1937

Amount in 1935	Value in 1937
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.26
$10.00	$10.51
$20.00	$21.02
$50.00	$52.55
$100	$105
$500	$526
$1,000	$1,051
$5,000	$5,255
$10,000	$10,511
$100,000	$105,109
$1,000,000	$1,051,095

Inflation by spending category, 1935–1937

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1935 spending costs in 1937, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1935 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.52%	$105
Apparel	2.84%	$106
Food	2.78%	$106
Transportation	1.05%	$102
Medical care	0.49%	$101

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
1937	14.4	3.6%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1935 to 1937: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1935-to-1937/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1935 to 1937. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1935-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.