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Australian Inflation Rate, 1925-1983 (AU$100)
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 |
How to calculate the inflation rate for AU$100, 1925 to 1983
Start with the inflation rate formula:CPI in 1983 / CPI in 1925 * 1925 AUD value = 1983 AUD value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Australian CPI was 2.8 in the year 1925 and 35.4 in 1983:
35.4 / 2.8 * AU$100 = AU$1,264.29
AU$100 in 1925 has the same "purchasing power" as AU$1,264.29 in 1983.
News headlines from 1925
Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
- Mein Kampf is published by Adolf Hitler.
- The Ku Klux Klan's first national march takes place in Washington.
- The last Qajar Shah of Iran is deposed with Reza Shah Pahlavi taking over.
- Scopes monkey trial ends in Dayton, Tennessee, finding John T. Scopes guilty of teaching evolution.
Inflation Data Source
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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