What is $100 in 1936 worth in 1937?

$100 in 1936 has the purchasing power of about $104 in 1937, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1936 and 1937?

Prices rose 3.6% in total between 1936 and 1937, an average of 3.60% per year.

How much is $1 in 1936 worth today?

$1 in 1936 is equivalent to about $1.04 in 1937. Equivalently, a 1937 dollar buys what $0.97 bought in 1936.

U.S. inflation · 1936–1937

Value of $100 in 1936, adjusted to 1937

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1936 has the same buying power as

$104

in 1937

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	3.6%
Average inflation rate	3.60% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$104
Price difference ($100 base)	$3.60
CPI in 1936	13.9
CPI in 1937	14.4
Inflation in 1936	1.46%
Inflation in 1937	3.60%
$100 in 1936 → 1937	$104
$100 in 1937 → 1936	$96.53

What happened to prices between 1936 and 1937

Between 1936 and 1937, the Consumer Price Index went from 13.9 to 14.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 3.6%, which works out to an average of 3.60% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1936 bought what $0.97 buys in 1937.

Common amounts: 1936 dollars in 1937

Amount in 1936	Value in 1937
$1.00	$1.04
$5.00	$5.18
$10.00	$10.36
$20.00	$20.72
$50.00	$51.80
$100	$104
$500	$518
$1,000	$1,036
$5,000	$5,180
$10,000	$10,360
$100,000	$103,597
$1,000,000	$1,035,971

Inflation by spending category, 1936–1937

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1936 spending costs in 1937, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1936 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.60%	$104
Apparel	4.76%	$105
Food	3.97%	$104
Transportation	1.40%	$101
Medical care	0.98%	$101

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1936: 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 1936

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1936
1936	13.9	1.5%	$100
1937	14.4	3.6%	$104

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1936 to 1937: $100 is worth $104 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1936-to-1937/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1936 to 1937. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1936-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.