Boston, Massachusetts prices: $100 in 1916 $113.48 in 1917

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Prices in Boston, 1916-1917 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Boston, Massachusetts were 13.48% higher in 1917 versus 1916 (a $13.48 difference in value).

Between 1916 and 1917: Boston experienced an average inflation rate of 13.48% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Boston in the year 1916 would cost $113.48 in 1917 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 17.81% during this same period, inflation in Boston was significantly lower.

In the year 1916: Pricing changed by 2.85%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in Boston during the 1916-1917 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1916 (7.69%), inflation in Boston was much lower.

Price Inflation in Boston, Massachusetts since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (21.27%), 1918 (17.79%), and 1920 (17.25%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1916

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Boston, over time, for $100 beginning in 1916. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1916$100.002.85%
1917$113.4813.48%
1918$133.6717.79%
1919$162.1021.27%
1920$190.0617.25%
1921$173.04-8.96%
1922$157.70-8.86%
1923$160.091.51%
1924$161.170.67%
1925$162.941.10%
1926$168.953.69%
1927$167.18-1.05%
1928$163.94-1.94%
1929$163.17-0.47%
1930$162.02-0.71%
1931$149.46-7.75%
1932$134.75-9.85%
1933$125.81-6.63%
1934$129.743.12%
1935$132.432.08%
1936$133.200.58%
1937$136.212.26%
1938$132.74-2.55%
1939$130.74-1.51%
1940$131.970.94%
1941$137.834.44%
1942$152.5410.68%
1943$160.555.25%
1944$162.331.10%
1945$165.642.04%
1946$179.208.19%
1947$204.0113.84%
1948$220.808.23%
1949$218.10-1.22%
1950$220.961.31%
1951$235.756.69%
1952$240.912.19%
1953$241.530.26%
1954$242.450.38%
1955$243.610.48%
1956$250.312.75%
1957$259.093.51%
1958$267.413.21%
1959$269.490.78%
1960$274.581.89%
1961$278.741.52%
1962$284.752.16%
1963$290.522.03%
1964$294.451.35%
1965$300.001.88%
1966$309.243.08%
1967$317.332.62%
1968$329.823.93%
1969$348.075.54%
1970$369.346.11%
1971$388.985.32%
1972$402.853.57%
1973$425.275.57%
1974$469.1810.33%
1975$511.489.01%
1976$553.088.13%
1977$581.285.10%
1978$612.335.34%
1979$673.9610.07%
1980$759.4812.69%
1981$845.7611.36%
1982$881.974.28%
1983$920.964.42%
1984$966.264.92%
1985$1,009.094.43%
1986$1,036.672.73%
1987$1,080.894.27%
1988$1,144.385.87%
1989$1,211.095.83%
1990$1,281.205.79%
1991$1,339.294.53%
1992$1,371.962.44%
1993$1,412.792.98%
1994$1,430.661.27%
1995$1,465.022.40%
1996$1,507.862.92%
1997$1,551.312.88%
1998$1,586.292.25%
1999$1,624.652.42%
2000$1,694.304.29%
2001$1,769.344.43%
2002$1,814.482.55%
2003$1,881.663.70%
2004$1,935.592.87%
2005$1,996.923.17%
2006$2,060.713.19%
2007$2,099.501.88%
2008$2,176.493.67%
2009$2,158.79-0.81%
2010$2,194.211.64%
2011$2,252.342.65%
2012$2,288.721.62%
2013$2,320.561.39%
2014$2,358.631.64%
2015$2,373.590.63%
2016$2,406.311.38%
2017$2,467.682.55%
2018$2,547.283.23%
2019$2,598.432.01%
2020$2,626.401.08%
2021$2,707.613.09%
2022$2,902.727.21%
2023$3,011.263.74%
2024$3,057.741.54%*

* 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 Boston, Massachusetts:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI10.50010.51710.81712.27514.45817.53320.55818.71717.05817.31717.43317.62518.27518.08317.73317.65017.52516.16714.57513.60814.03314.32514.40814.73314.35814.14214.27514.90816.50017.36717.55817.91719.38322.06723.88323.59223.90025.50026.05826.12526.22526.35027.07528.02528.92529.15029.70030.15030.80031.42531.85032.45033.45034.32535.67537.65039.95042.07543.57546.00050.75055.32559.82562.87566.23372.90082.15091.48395.40099.617104.517109.150112.133116.917123.783131.000138.583144.867148.400152.817154.750158.467163.100167.800171.583175.733183.267191.383196.267203.533209.367216.000222.900227.096235.423233.509237.341243.629247.564251.007255.125256.743260.282266.921275.531281.063284.089292.873313.978325.718330.746

Adjust Boston prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1917 / CPI in 1916 * 1916 USD value = 1917 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Boston, Massachusetts was 10.817 in the year 1916 and 12.275 in 1917:

12.275 / 10.817 * $100 = $113.48

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1916 has the same "purchasing power" as $113.48 in 1917 (in the CPI category of Boston, Massachusetts).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Boston, Massachusetts in 1914. In addition to Boston, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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