According to the Bureau of Statistics consumer price index, the dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 4.47% per year. Prices in 1983 are 1164.3% higher than prices in 1925.
In other words, AU$100 in the year 1925 is equivalent in purchasing power to AU$1,264.29 in 1983, a difference of AU$1,164.29 over 58 years.
The inflation rate in 1983 was 10.28%.
Cumulative price change | 1164.29% |
Average inflation rate | 4.47% |
Price difference (AU$100 base) | AU$1,164.29 |
CPI in 1925 | 2.8 |
CPI in 1983 | 35.4 |
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Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Australia's annual (CPI) as provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The consumer price index was established in 1922 and is tracked by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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