What is $100 in 1942 worth in 1943?

$100 in 1942 has the purchasing power of about $106 in 1943, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1942 and 1943?

Prices rose 6.1% in total between 1942 and 1943, an average of 6.13% per year.

How much is $1 in 1942 worth today?

$1 in 1942 is equivalent to about $1.06 in 1943. Equivalently, a 1943 dollar buys what $0.94 bought in 1942.

U.S. inflation · 1942–1943

Value of $100 in 1942, adjusted to 1943

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1942 has the same buying power as

$106

in 1943

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	6.1%
Average inflation rate	6.13% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$106
Price difference ($100 base)	$6.13
CPI in 1942	16.3
CPI in 1943	17.3
Inflation in 1942	10.88%
Inflation in 1943	6.13%
$100 in 1942 → 1943	$106
$100 in 1943 → 1942	$94.22

What happened to prices between 1942 and 1943

Between 1942 and 1943, the Consumer Price Index went from 16.3 to 17.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 6.1%, which works out to an average of 6.13% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1942 bought what $0.94 buys in 1943.

Common amounts: 1942 dollars in 1943

Amount in 1942	Value in 1943
$1.00	$1.06
$5.00	$5.31
$10.00	$10.61
$20.00	$21.23
$50.00	$53.07
$100	$106
$500	$531
$1,000	$1,061
$5,000	$5,307
$10,000	$10,613
$100,000	$106,135
$1,000,000	$1,061,350

Inflation by spending category, 1942–1943

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1942 spending costs in 1943, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1942 →
All items (CPI-U)	6.13%	$106
Food	11.04%	$111
Medical care	4.67%	$105
Apparel	4.12%	$104
Transportation	-0.62%	$99.38

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1942: 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 1942

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1942
1942	16.3	10.9%	$100
1943	17.3	6.1%	$106

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1942 to 1943: $100 is worth $106 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1942-to-1943/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1942 to 1943. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1942-to-1943/

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.