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£100 in 1752 → £15,028.85 in 2006

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£100 in 1752 → £15,028.85 in 2006

UK Inflation Rate, £100 in 1752 to 2006

According to the Office for National Statistics composite price index, prices in 2006 are 14,928.85% higher than average prices throughout 1752. The pound experienced an average inflation rate of 1.99% per year during this period, meaning the real value of a dollar decreased.

In other words, £100 in 1752 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £15,028.85 in 2006, a difference of £14,928.85 over 254 years.

The 1752 inflation rate was 4.00%. The inflation rate in 2006 was 3.20%. The 2006 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.82% per year between 2006 and 2019.

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Inflation from 1752 to 2006
Cumulative price change 14,928.85%
Average inflation rate 1.99%
Converted amount (£100 base) £15,028.85
Price difference (£100 base) £14,928.85
CPI in 1752 5.200
CPI in 2006 781.500
Inflation in 1752 4.00%
Inflation in 2006 3.20%

UK inflation chart from 1988 to 2017. Based on the UK Consumer Price Index.

Buying power of £100 in 1752

This chart shows calculation of buying power equivalence, often referred to as "the value of a pound" over time for £100 in 1752 (price index tracking began in 1750).

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According to the Office for National Statistics, each of these GBP amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year Pound Value Inflation Rate
1752 £100.00 4.00%
1753 £98.08 -1.92%
1754 £101.92 3.92%
1755 £96.15 -5.66%
1756 £100.00 4.00%
1757 £121.15 21.15%
1758 £121.15 0.00%
1759 £111.54 -7.94%
1760 £107.69 -3.45%
1761 £101.92 -5.36%
1762 £105.77 3.77%
1763 £109.62 3.64%
1764 £119.23 8.77%
1765 £123.08 3.23%
1766 £125.00 1.56%
1767 £130.77 4.62%
1768 £128.85 -1.47%
1769 £119.23 -7.46%
1770 £119.23 0.00%
1771 £128.85 8.06%
1772 £142.31 10.45%
1773 £142.31 0.00%
1774 £144.23 1.35%
1775 £134.62 -6.67%
1776 £132.69 -1.43%
1777 £132.69 0.00%
1778 £136.54 2.90%
1779 £125.00 -8.45%
1780 £121.15 -3.08%
1781 £126.92 4.76%
1782 £128.85 1.52%
1783 £144.23 11.94%
1784 £146.15 1.33%
1785 £138.46 -5.26%
1786 £138.46 0.00%
1787 £138.46 0.00%
1788 £144.23 4.17%
1789 £142.31 -1.33%
1790 £144.23 1.35%
1791 £144.23 0.00%
1792 £146.15 1.33%
1793 £150.00 2.63%
1794 £163.46 8.97%
1795 £180.77 10.59%
1796 £192.31 6.38%
1797 £173.08 -10.00%
1798 £169.23 -2.22%
1799 £190.38 12.50%
1800 £259.62 36.36%
1801 £290.38 11.85%
1802 £223.08 -23.18%
1803 £211.54 -5.17%
1804 £217.31 2.73%
1805 £251.92 15.93%
1806 £242.31 -3.82%
1807 £236.54 -2.38%
1808 £246.15 4.07%
1809 £269.23 9.37%
1810 £276.92 2.86%
1811 £269.23 -2.78%
1812 £305.77 13.57%
1813 £313.46 2.52%
1814 £273.08 -12.88%
1815 £244.23 -10.56%
1816 £223.08 -8.66%
1817 £253.85 13.79%
1818 £253.85 0.00%
1819 £248.08 -2.27%
1820 £225.00 -9.30%
1821 £198.08 -11.97%
1822 £171.15 -13.59%
1823 £182.69 6.74%
1824 £198.08 8.42%
1825 £232.69 17.48%
1826 £219.23 -5.79%
1827 £205.77 -6.14%
1828 £200.00 -2.80%
1829 £198.08 -0.96%
1830 £190.38 -3.88%
1831 £209.62 10.10%
1832 £194.23 -7.34%
1833 £182.69 -5.94%
1834 £167.31 -8.42%
1835 £171.15 2.30%
1836 £190.38 11.24%
1837 £194.23 2.02%
1838 £196.15 0.99%
1839 £209.62 6.86%
1840 £213.46 1.83%
1841 £209.62 -1.80%
1842 £192.31 -8.26%
1843 £171.15 -11.00%
1844 £171.15 0.00%
1845 £178.85 4.49%
1846 £186.54 4.30%
1847 £209.62 12.37%
1848 £182.69 -12.84%
1849 £171.15 -6.32%
1850 £161.54 -5.62%
1851 £155.77 -3.57%
1852 £155.77 0.00%
1853 £171.15 9.88%
1854 £196.15 14.61%
1855 £201.92 2.94%
1856 £201.92 0.00%
1857 £192.31 -4.76%
1858 £175.00 -9.00%
1859 £173.08 -1.10%
1860 £178.85 3.33%
1861 £182.69 2.15%
1862 £178.85 -2.11%
1863 £173.08 -3.23%
1864 £171.15 -1.11%
1865 £173.08 1.12%
1866 £182.69 5.56%
1867 £194.23 6.32%
1868 £192.31 -0.99%
1869 £182.69 -5.00%
1870 £182.69 0.00%
1871 £184.62 1.05%
1872 £192.31 4.17%
1873 £200.00 4.00%
1874 £192.31 -3.85%
1875 £188.46 -2.00%
1876 £188.46 0.00%
1877 £186.54 -1.02%
1878 £182.69 -2.06%
1879 £175.00 -4.21%
1880 £180.77 3.30%
1881 £178.85 -1.06%
1882 £180.77 1.08%
1883 £178.85 -1.06%
1884 £175.00 -2.15%
1885 £169.23 -3.30%
1886 £167.31 -1.14%
1887 £165.38 -1.15%
1888 £167.31 1.16%
1889 £169.23 1.15%
1890 £169.23 0.00%
1891 £171.15 1.14%
1892 £171.15 0.00%
1893 £169.23 -1.12%
1894 £167.31 -1.14%
1895 £165.38 -1.15%
1896 £163.46 -1.16%
1897 £167.31 2.35%
1898 £167.31 0.00%
1899 £169.23 1.15%
1900 £176.92 4.55%
1901 £176.92 0.00%
1902 £176.92 0.00%
1903 £178.85 1.09%
1904 £178.85 0.00%
1905 £178.85 0.00%
1906 £178.85 0.00%
1907 £180.77 1.08%
1908 £180.77 0.00%
1909 £182.69 1.06%
1910 £184.62 1.05%
1911 £184.62 0.00%
1912 £190.38 3.13%
1913 £188.46 -1.01%
1914 £188.46 0.00%
1915 £211.54 12.24%
1916 £250.00 18.18%
1917 £313.46 25.38%
1918 £382.69 22.09%
1919 £421.15 10.05%
1920 £486.54 15.53%
1921 £444.23 -8.70%
1922 £382.69 -13.85%
1923 £359.62 -6.03%
1924 £357.69 -0.53%
1925 £357.69 0.00%
1926 £355.77 -0.54%
1927 £346.15 -2.70%
1928 £346.15 0.00%
1929 £342.31 -1.11%
1930 £332.69 -2.81%
1931 £319.23 -4.05%
1932 £311.54 -2.41%
1933 £303.85 -2.47%
1934 £303.85 0.00%
1935 £305.77 0.63%
1936 £307.69 0.63%
1937 £319.23 3.75%
1938 £323.08 1.20%
1939 £332.69 2.98%
1940 £388.46 16.76%
1941 £430.77 10.89%
1942 £461.54 7.14%
1943 £476.92 3.33%
1944 £490.38 2.82%
1945 £503.85 2.75%
1946 £519.23 3.05%
1947 £555.77 7.04%
1948 £598.08 7.61%
1949 £615.38 2.89%
1950 £634.62 3.13%
1951 £692.31 9.09%
1952 £755.77 9.17%
1953 £778.85 3.05%
1954 £794.23 1.98%
1955 £828.85 4.36%
1956 £871.15 5.10%
1957 £901.92 3.53%
1958 £930.77 3.20%
1959 £934.62 0.41%
1960 £944.23 1.03%
1961 £976.92 3.46%
1962 £1,019.23 4.33%
1963 £1,038.46 1.89%
1964 £1,073.08 3.33%
1965 £1,123.08 4.66%
1966 £1,167.31 3.94%
1967 £1,198.08 2.64%
1968 £1,253.85 4.65%
1969 £1,321.15 5.37%
1970 £1,405.77 6.40%
1971 £1,538.46 9.44%
1972 £1,648.08 7.13%
1973 £1,798.08 9.10%
1974 £2,086.54 16.04%
1975 £2,592.31 24.24%
1976 £3,021.15 16.54%
1977 £3,500.00 15.85%
1978 £3,790.38 8.30%
1979 £4,298.08 13.39%
1980 £5,071.15 17.99%
1981 £5,673.08 11.87%
1982 £6,161.54 8.61%
1983 £6,444.23 4.59%
1984 £6,765.38 4.98%
1985 £7,176.92 6.08%
1986 £7,421.15 3.40%
1987 £7,730.77 4.17%
1988 £8,109.62 4.90%
1989 £8,740.38 7.78%
1990 £9,567.31 9.46%
1991 £10,128.85 5.87%
1992 £10,507.69 3.74%
1993 £10,675.00 1.59%
1994 £10,932.69 2.41%
1995 £11,311.54 3.47%
1996 £11,584.62 2.41%
1997 £11,948.08 3.14%
1998 £12,357.69 3.43%
1999 £12,548.08 1.54%
2000 £12,919.23 2.96%
2001 £13,148.08 1.77%
2002 £13,367.31 1.67%
2003 £13,753.85 2.89%
2004 £14,163.46 2.98%
2005 £14,563.46 2.82%
2006 £15,028.85 3.20%
2007 £15,673.08 4.29%
2008 £16,298.08 3.99%
2009 £16,211.54 -0.53%
2010 £16,959.62 4.61%
2011 £17,842.31 5.20%
2012 £18,415.38 3.21%
2013 £18,975.00 3.04%
2014 £19,423.08 2.36%
2015 £19,615.38 0.99%
2016 £19,955.77 1.74%
2017 £20,671.15 3.58%
2018 £21,184.49 2.48%
2019 £21,565.81 1.80%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
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How to Calculate Inflation Rate for £100, 1752 to 2006

This inflation calculator uses the following inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2006CPI in 1752
×
1752 GBP value
=
2006 GBP value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The UK CPI was 5.2 in the year 1752 and 781.5 in 2006:

781.55.2
×
£100
=
£15,028.85

£100 in 1752 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £15,028.85 in 2006.

To get the total inflation rate for the 254 years between 1752 and 2006, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2006 - CPI in 1752CPI in 1752
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (254 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

781.5 - 5.25.2
×
100
=
14,929%

Data Source & Citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the composite price index published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). A composite index is created by combining price data from several different published sources, both official and unofficial. The Consumer Price Index, normally used to compute inflation, has only been tracked since 1988. All inflation calculations after 1988 use the Office for National Statistics' Consumer Price Index, except for 2017, which is based on The Bank of England's forecast.

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “1752 pounds in 2006 | UK Inflation Calculator.” U.S. Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 18 Nov. 2019, https://www.officialdata.org/1752-GBP-in-2006.

Special thanks to QuickChart for providing downloadable chart images.

in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 1752 to 2006
Cumulative price change 14,928.85%
Average inflation rate 1.99%
Converted amount (£100 base) £15,028.85
Price difference (£100 base) £14,928.85
CPI in 1752 5.200
CPI in 2006 781.500
Inflation in 1752 4.00%
Inflation in 2006 3.20%
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