Value of $100 from 1945 to 1943
$100 in 1945 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $100 in 1943, an increase of $0.00 over 2 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 0.00% per year between 1943 and 1945, producing a cumulative price increase of 0.00%.
The inflation rate in 1943 was 3.23%. The inflation rate in 1945 was 0.00%. The 1945 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 4.85% per year between 1945 and 2024.
⌃
| Average inflation rate | 0.00% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $100 |
| Price difference $100 base | $0.00 |
| CPI in 1945 | 3.200 |
| CPI in 1943 | 3.200 |
| Inflation in 1943 | 3.23% |
| Inflation in 1945 | 0.00% |
| $100 in 1945 | $100 in 1943 |
Buying power of $100 in 1943
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $100 in 1943 (price index tracking began in 1922).
For example, if you started with $100, you would need to end with $100 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When $100 is equivalent to $100 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 1943 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:
This conversion table shows various other 1943 amounts in 1945 dollars, based on the 0.00% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| $1 dollar in 1943 | $1.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $5 dollars in 1943 | $5.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $10 dollars in 1943 | $10.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $50 dollars in 1943 | $50.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $100 dollars in 1943 | $100.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $500 dollars in 1943 | $500.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $1,000 dollars in 1943 | $1,000.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $5,000 dollars in 1943 | $5,000.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $10,000 dollars in 1943 | $10,000.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $50,000 dollars in 1943 | $50,000.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $100,000 dollars in 1943 | $100,000.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $500,000 dollars in 1943 | $500,000.00 dollars in 1945 |
| $1,000,000 dollars in 1943 | $1,000,000.00 dollars in 1945 |
How to calculate inflation rate for $100, 1943 to 1945
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1943 and 1945:
CPI in 1943 CPI in 1945
×
1945 AUD value
=
1943 AUD value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Australian CPI was 3.2 in the year 1945 and 3.2 in 1943:
3.23.2
×
$100
=
$100
$100 in 1945 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $100 in 1943.
To get the total inflation rate for the 2 years between 1943 and 1945, we use the following formula:
CPI in 1943 - CPI in 1945CPI in 1945
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (2 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
3.2 - 3.23.2
×
100
=
0%
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 1945 → 1943 | Australia Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 16 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1945-AUD-in-1943?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.
| Average inflation rate | 0.00% |
| Converted amount $100 base | $100 |
| Price difference $100 base | $0.00 |
| CPI in 1945 | 3.200 |
| CPI in 1943 | 3.200 |
| Inflation in 1943 | 3.23% |
| Inflation in 1945 | 0.00% |
| $100 in 1945 | $100 in 1943 |