What is $100 in 1943 worth in 1948?

$100 in 1943 has the purchasing power of about $139 in 1948, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1943 and 1948?

Prices rose 39.3% in total between 1943 and 1948, an average of 6.85% per year.

How much is $1 in 1943 worth today?

$1 in 1943 is equivalent to about $1.39 in 1948. Equivalently, a 1948 dollar buys what $0.72 bought in 1943.

U.S. inflation · 1943–1948

Value of $100 in 1943, adjusted to 1948

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1943 has the same buying power as

$139

in 1948

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	39.3%
Average inflation rate	6.85% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$139
Price difference ($100 base)	$39.31
CPI in 1943	17.3
CPI in 1948	24.1
Inflation in 1943	6.13%
Inflation in 1948	8.07%
$100 in 1943 → 1948	$139
$100 in 1948 → 1943	$71.78

What happened to prices between 1943 and 1948

Between 1943 and 1948, the Consumer Price Index went from 17.3 to 24.1. Cumulatively, prices increased 39.3%, which works out to an average of 6.85% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1943 bought what $0.72 buys in 1948.

Common amounts: 1943 dollars in 1948

Amount in 1943	Value in 1948
$1.00	$1.39
$5.00	$6.97
$10.00	$13.93
$20.00	$27.86
$50.00	$69.65
$100	$139
$500	$697
$1,000	$1,393
$5,000	$6,965
$10,000	$13,931
$100,000	$139,306
$1,000,000	$1,393,064

Inflation by spending category, 1943–1948

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1943 spending costs in 1948, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1943 →
All items (CPI-U)	6.85%	$139
Apparel	8.86%	$153
Food	8.83%	$153
Transportation	5.32%	$130
Medical care	5.15%	$129

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1943: 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 1943

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1943
1943	17.3	6.1%	$100
1944	17.6	1.7%	$102
1945	18	2.3%	$104
1946	19.5	8.3%	$113
1947	22.3	14.4%	$129
1948	24.1	8.1%	$139

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1943 to 1948: $100 is worth $139 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1943-to-1948/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1943 to 1948. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1943-to-1948/

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.