What is $100 in 1951 worth in 1952?

$100 in 1951 has the purchasing power of about $102 in 1952, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1951 and 1952?

Prices rose 1.9% in total between 1951 and 1952, an average of 1.92% per year.

How much is $1 in 1951 worth today?

$1 in 1951 is equivalent to about $1.02 in 1952. Equivalently, a 1952 dollar buys what $0.98 bought in 1951.

U.S. inflation · 1951–1952

Value of $100 in 1951, adjusted to 1952

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1951 has the same buying power as

$102

in 1952

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	1.9%
Average inflation rate	1.92% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$102
Price difference ($100 base)	$1.92
CPI in 1951	26
CPI in 1952	26.5
Inflation in 1951	7.88%
Inflation in 1952	1.92%
$100 in 1951 → 1952	$102
$100 in 1952 → 1951	$98.11

What happened to prices between 1951 and 1952

Between 1951 and 1952, the Consumer Price Index went from 26 to 26.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 1.9%, which works out to an average of 1.92% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1951 bought what $0.98 buys in 1952.

Common amounts: 1951 dollars in 1952

Amount in 1951	Value in 1952
$1.00	$1.02
$5.00	$5.10
$10.00	$10.19
$20.00	$20.38
$50.00	$50.96
$100	$102
$500	$510
$1,000	$1,019
$5,000	$5,096
$10,000	$10,192
$100,000	$101,923
$1,000,000	$1,019,231

Inflation by spending category, 1951–1952

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1951 spending costs in 1952, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1951 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.92%	$102
Transportation	6.64%	$107
Medical care	5.03%	$105
Food	1.77%	$102
Apparel	-0.91%	$99.09

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1951: 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 1951

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1951
1951	26	7.9%	$100
1952	26.5	1.9%	$102

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1951 to 1952: $100 is worth $102 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1951-to-1952/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1951 to 1952. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1951-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.