Atlanta, Georgia prices: $2 in 1952 $16.43 in 2015

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Prices in Atlanta, 1952-2015 ($2)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Atlanta, Georgia were 721.30% higher in 2015 versus 1952 (a $14.43 difference in value).

Between 1952 and 2015: Atlanta experienced an average inflation rate of 3.40% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $2 in Atlanta in the year 1952 would cost $16.43 in 2015 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation in Atlanta was lower.

In the year 1952: Pricing changed by 2.79%, which is below the average yearly change in Atlanta during the 1952-2015 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1952 (2.25%), inflation in Atlanta was higher.

Price Inflation in Atlanta, Georgia since 1917

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1998 (37.33%), 1919 (21.47%), and 1947 (16.95%).

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Buying power of $2.00 since 1952

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Atlanta, over time, for $2 beginning in 1952. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1952$2.002.79%
1953$2.021.11%
1954$2.02-0.12%
1955$2.01-0.64%
1956$2.041.45%
1957$2.092.70%
1958$2.152.69%
1959$2.160.58%
1960$2.191.60%
1961$2.210.53%
1962$2.220.81%
1963$2.240.78%
1964$2.281.60%
1965$2.311.30%
1966$2.383.00%
1967$2.453.22%
1968$2.553.90%
1969$2.705.79%
1970$2.855.73%
1971$2.984.72%
1972$3.083.08%
1973$3.266.04%
1974$3.6210.85%
1975$3.959.36%
1976$4.154.83%
1977$4.395.88%
1978$4.727.49%
1979$5.2010.21%
1980$5.9213.85%
1981$6.6612.52%
1982$7.106.61%
1983$7.394.11%
1984$7.714.22%
1985$8.054.53%
1986$8.313.13%
1987$8.411.27%
1988$8.410.00% **
1989$8.410.00% **
1990$8.410.00% **
1991$8.410.00% **
1992$8.410.00% **
1993$8.410.00% **
1994$8.410.00% **
1995$8.410.00% **
1996$8.410.00% **
1997$8.703.37%
1998$11.9437.33%
1999$12.202.14%
2000$12.633.53%
2001$13.053.37%
2002$13.211.16%
2003$13.391.43%
2004$13.561.26%
2005$13.993.13%
2006$14.352.58%
2007$14.803.16%
2008$15.323.52%
2009$14.89-2.83%
2010$15.071.26%
2011$15.482.69%
2012$15.761.83%
2013$16.011.59%
2014$16.372.23%
2015$16.430.33%
2016$16.701.65%
2017$17.243.26%
2018$17.672.48%
2019$18.032.08%
2020$18.271.29%
2021$19.345.89%
2022$21.4110.70%
2023$22.515.11%
2024$22.821.41%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Atlanta, Georgia:

Year191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI15.20015.45018.76721.90019.39217.51717.54217.33317.68318.10817.90017.30817.18316.69215.15013.58312.57513.06713.47513.74214.09213.80013.65813.61714.26715.82516.95817.27517.88318.97522.19223.75023.79223.96726.25026.98327.28327.25027.07527.46728.20828.96729.13329.60029.75830.00030.23330.71731.11732.05033.08334.37536.36738.45040.26741.50844.01748.79253.35855.93359.22563.65870.15879.87589.87595.81799.758103.967108.675112.075113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500117.325161.117164.567170.375176.108178.158180.708182.983188.708193.575199.683206.703200.852203.383208.851212.681216.061220.886221.615225.262232.603238.364243.315246.462260.968288.899303.652307.945

Adjust Atlanta prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2015 / CPI in 1952 * 1952 USD value = 2015 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Atlanta, Georgia was 26.983 in the year 1952 and 221.615 in 2015:

221.615 / 26.983 * $2 = $16.43

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $2 in 1952 has the same "purchasing power" as $16.43 in 2015 (in the CPI category of Atlanta, Georgia).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Atlanta, Georgia in 1917. In addition to Atlanta, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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