Australia Inflation Calculator
Australian Inflation Rate, 1930-1986 (AU$100)
According to the Bureau of Statistics consumer price index, the dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 5.06% per year. Prices in 1986 are 1485.2% higher than prices in 1930.
In other words, AU$100 in the year 1930 is equivalent in purchasing power to AU$1,585.19 in 1986, a difference of AU$1,485.19 over 56 years.
The inflation rate in 1986 was 9.18%.
| Cumulative price change | 1485.19% |
| Average inflation rate | 5.06% |
| Price difference (AU$100 base) | AU$1,485.19 |
| CPI in 1930 | 2.7 |
| CPI in 1986 | 42.8 |
How to calculate the inflation rate for AU$100, 1930 to 1986
Start with the inflation rate formula:CPI in 1986 / CPI in 1930 * 1930 AUD value = 1986 AUD value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Australian CPI was 2.7 in the year 1930 and 42.8 in 1986:
42.8 / 2.7 * AU$100 = AU$1,585.19
AU$100 in 1930 has the same "purchasing power" as AU$1,585.19 in 1986.
News headlines from 1930
Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
- Mohandas Gandhi protests British salt tax by a 200-mile-long walk.
- Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
- Lawrence Hyland discovers the first radar by accident.
- Roald Amundsen's leads the first expedition to reach the South Pole.
- American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu.
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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