What is $100 in 1945 worth in 1947?

$100 in 1945 has the purchasing power of about $124 in 1947, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1945 and 1947?

Prices rose 23.9% in total between 1945 and 1947, an average of 11.31% per year.

How much is $1 in 1945 worth today?

$1 in 1945 is equivalent to about $1.24 in 1947. Equivalently, a 1947 dollar buys what $0.81 bought in 1945.

U.S. inflation · 1945–1947

Value of $100 in 1945, adjusted to 1947

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1945 has the same buying power as

$124

in 1947

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	23.9%
Average inflation rate	11.31% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$124
Price difference ($100 base)	$23.89
CPI in 1945	18
CPI in 1947	22.3
Inflation in 1945	2.27%
Inflation in 1947	14.36%
$100 in 1945 → 1947	$124
$100 in 1947 → 1945	$80.72

What happened to prices between 1945 and 1947

Between 1945 and 1947, the Consumer Price Index went from 18 to 22.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 23.9%, which works out to an average of 11.31% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1945 bought what $0.81 buys in 1947.

Common amounts: 1945 dollars in 1947

Amount in 1945	Value in 1947
$1.00	$1.24
$5.00	$6.19
$10.00	$12.39
$20.00	$24.78
$50.00	$61.94
$100	$124
$500	$619
$1,000	$1,239
$5,000	$6,194
$10,000	$12,389
$100,000	$123,889
$1,000,000	$1,238,889

Inflation by spending category, 1945–1947

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1945 spending costs in 1947, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1945 →
All items (CPI-U)	11.31%	$124
Food	18.03%	$139
Apparel	12.73%	$127
Transportation	7.87%	$116
Medical care	6.51%	$113

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1945: 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 1945

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1945
1945	18	2.3%	$100
1946	19.5	8.3%	$108
1947	22.3	14.4%	$124

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1945 to 1947: $100 is worth $124 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1945-to-1947/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1945 to 1947. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1945-to-1947/

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.