What is $100 in 1950 worth in 1952?

$100 in 1950 has the purchasing power of about $110 in 1952, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1950 and 1952?

Prices rose 10.0% in total between 1950 and 1952, an average of 4.86% per year.

How much is $1 in 1950 worth today?

$1 in 1950 is equivalent to about $1.10 in 1952. Equivalently, a 1952 dollar buys what $0.91 bought in 1950.

U.S. inflation · 1950–1952

Value of $100 in 1950, adjusted to 1952

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1950 has the same buying power as

$110

in 1952

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	10.0%
Average inflation rate	4.86% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$110
Price difference ($100 base)	$9.96
CPI in 1950	24.1
CPI in 1952	26.5
Inflation in 1950	1.26%
Inflation in 1952	1.92%
$100 in 1950 → 1952	$110
$100 in 1952 → 1950	$90.94

What happened to prices between 1950 and 1952

Between 1950 and 1952, the Consumer Price Index went from 24.1 to 26.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 10.0%, which works out to an average of 4.86% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1950 bought what $0.91 buys in 1952.

Common amounts: 1950 dollars in 1952

Amount in 1950	Value in 1952
$1.00	$1.10
$5.00	$5.50
$10.00	$11.00
$20.00	$21.99
$50.00	$54.98
$100	$110
$500	$550
$1,000	$1,100
$5,000	$5,498
$10,000	$10,996
$100,000	$109,959
$1,000,000	$1,099,585

Inflation by spending category, 1950–1952

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1950 spending costs in 1952, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1950 →
All items (CPI-U)	4.86%	$110
Transportation	6.40%	$113
Food	6.30%	$113
Medical care	5.16%	$111
Apparel	3.89%	$108

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1950: 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 1950

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1950
1950	24.1	1.3%	$100
1951	26	7.9%	$108
1952	26.5	1.9%	$110

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1950 to 1952: $100 is worth $110 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1950-to-1952/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1950 to 1952. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1950-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.