$100 in 1935 is worth $104.17 in 1937

Value of $100 from 1935 to 1937

$100 in 1935 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $104.17 in 1937, an increase of $4.17 over 2 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.06% per year between 1935 and 1937, producing a cumulative price increase of 4.17%.

This means that prices in 1937 are 1.04 times as high as average prices since 1935, according to the Bureau of Statistics consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1935 was 4.35%. The inflation rate in 1937 was 4.17%. The 1937 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 4.69% per year between 1937 and 2024.


Inflation from 1935 to 1937
Cumulative price change4.17%
Average inflation rate2.06%
Converted amount
$100 base
$104.17
Price difference
$100 base
$4.17
CPI in 19352.400
CPI in 19372.500
Inflation in 19354.35%
Inflation in 19374.17%
$100 in 1935$104.17 in 1937

Recent AUD inflation
Annual Rate, the Bureau of Statistics CPI
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Buying power of $100 in 1935

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1935 (price index tracking began in 1922).

For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $104.17 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

When $100 is equivalent to $104.17 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single Australian dollar decreases over time. In other words, a dollar will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. By calculating the value in 1935 dollars, the chart below shows how $100 is worth less over 2 years.

According to the Bureau of Statistics, each of these AUD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Dollar inflation: 1935-1937
YearDollar ValueInflation Rate
1935$100.004.35%
1936$100.000.00%
1937$104.174.17%
1938$108.334.00%
1939$108.330.00%
1940$112.503.85%
1941$116.673.70%
1942$129.1710.71%
1943$133.333.23%
1944$133.330.00%
1945$133.330.00%
1946$133.330.00%
1947$141.676.25%
1948$154.178.82%
1949$166.678.11%
1950$183.3310.00%
1951$216.6718.18%
1952$254.1717.31%
1953$266.674.92%
1954$270.831.56%
1955$275.001.54%
1956$291.676.06%
1957$300.002.86%
1958$300.000.00%
1959$308.332.78%
1960$320.834.05%
1961$325.001.30%
1962$325.000.00%
1963$329.171.28%
1964$337.502.53%
1965$350.003.70%
1966$358.332.38%
1967$370.833.49%
1968$383.333.37%
1969$395.833.26%
1970$408.333.16%
1971$433.336.12%
1972$458.335.77%
1973$500.009.09%
1974$579.1715.83%
1975$666.6715.11%
1976$754.1713.13%
1977$845.8312.15%
1978$912.507.88%
1979$995.839.13%
1980$1,100.0010.46%
1981$1,204.179.47%
1982$1,337.5011.07%
1983$1,475.0010.28%
1984$1,533.333.95%
1985$1,633.336.52%
1986$1,783.339.18%
1987$1,933.338.41%
1988$2,075.007.33%
1989$2,229.177.43%
1990$2,395.837.48%
1991$2,470.833.13%
1992$2,495.831.01%
1993$2,537.501.67%
1994$2,587.501.97%
1995$2,708.334.67%
1996$2,779.172.62%
1997$2,787.500.30%
1998$2,808.330.75%
1999$2,850.001.48%
2000$2,979.174.53%
2001$3,108.334.34%
2002$3,204.173.08%
2003$3,291.672.73%
2004$3,366.672.28%
2005$3,458.332.72%
2006$3,579.173.49%
2007$3,662.502.33%
2008$3,825.004.44%
2009$3,891.671.74%
2010$4,004.172.89%
2011$4,137.503.33%
2012$4,208.331.71%
2013$4,312.502.48%
2014$4,420.832.51%
2015$4,487.501.51%
2016$4,545.831.30%
2017$4,633.331.92%
2018$4,720.831.89%
2019$4,795.831.59%
2020$4,837.500.87%
2021$4,975.002.84%
2022$5,304.176.62%
2023$5,579.175.18%
2024$5,637.501.05%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.

This conversion table shows various other 1935 amounts in 1937 dollars, based on the 4.17% change in prices:

Conversion: 1935 dollars in 1937
Initial valueEquivalent value
$1 dollar in 1935$1.04 dollars in 1937
$5 dollars in 1935$5.21 dollars in 1937
$10 dollars in 1935$10.42 dollars in 1937
$50 dollars in 1935$52.08 dollars in 1937
$100 dollars in 1935$104.17 dollars in 1937
$500 dollars in 1935$520.83 dollars in 1937
$1,000 dollars in 1935$1,041.67 dollars in 1937
$5,000 dollars in 1935$5,208.33 dollars in 1937
$10,000 dollars in 1935$10,416.67 dollars in 1937
$50,000 dollars in 1935$52,083.33 dollars in 1937
$100,000 dollars in 1935$104,166.67 dollars in 1937
$500,000 dollars in 1935$520,833.33 dollars in 1937
$1,000,000 dollars in 1935$1,041,666.67 dollars in 1937

How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1935 to 1937

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1935 and 1937:

CPI in 1937 CPI in 1935
×
1935 AUD value
=
1937 AUD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Australian CPI was 2.4 in the year 1935 and 2.5 in 1937:

2.52.4
×
$100
=
$104.17

$100 in 1935 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $104.17 in 1937.

To get the total inflation rate for the 2 years between 1935 and 1937, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1937 - CPI in 1935CPI in 1935
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (2 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

2.5 - 2.42.4
×
100
=
4%

Data source & citation

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).

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$100 in 1935 → 1937 | Australia Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1935-AUD-in-1937?amount=100.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.

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


Ian Webster

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 1935 to 1937
Cumulative price change4.17%
Average inflation rate2.06%
Converted amount
$100 base
$104.17
Price difference
$100 base
$4.17
CPI in 19352.400
CPI in 19372.500
Inflation in 19354.35%
Inflation in 19374.17%
$100 in 1935$104.17 in 1937