What is $100 in 1949 worth in 1952?

$100 in 1949 has the purchasing power of about $111 in 1952, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1949 and 1952?

Prices rose 11.3% in total between 1949 and 1952, an average of 3.65% per year.

How much is $1 in 1949 worth today?

$1 in 1949 is equivalent to about $1.11 in 1952. Equivalently, a 1952 dollar buys what $0.90 bought in 1949.

U.S. inflation · 1949–1952

Value of $100 in 1949, adjusted to 1952

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1949 has the same buying power as

$111

in 1952

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	11.3%
Average inflation rate	3.65% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$111
Price difference ($100 base)	$11.34
CPI in 1949	23.8
CPI in 1952	26.5
Inflation in 1949	-1.24%
Inflation in 1952	1.92%
$100 in 1949 → 1952	$111
$100 in 1952 → 1949	$89.81

What happened to prices between 1949 and 1952

Between 1949 and 1952, the Consumer Price Index went from 23.8 to 26.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 11.3%, which works out to an average of 3.65% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1949 bought what $0.90 buys in 1952.

Common amounts: 1949 dollars in 1952

Amount in 1949	Value in 1952
$1.00	$1.11
$5.00	$5.57
$10.00	$11.13
$20.00	$22.27
$50.00	$55.67
$100	$111
$500	$557
$1,000	$1,113
$5,000	$5,567
$10,000	$11,134
$100,000	$111,345
$1,000,000	$1,113,445

Inflation by spending category, 1949–1952

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1949 spending costs in 1952, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1949 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.65%	$111
Transportation	5.16%	$116
Food	4.71%	$115
Medical care	4.11%	$113
Apparel	2.16%	$107

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1949: 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 1949

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1949
1949	23.8	-1.2%	$100
1950	24.1	1.3%	$101
1951	26	7.9%	$109
1952	26.5	1.9%	$111

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1949 to 1952: $100 is worth $111 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1949-to-1952/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1949 to 1952. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1949-to-1952/

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.