Boston, Massachusetts prices: $100 in 1933 $103.12 in 1934

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Prices in Boston, 1933-1934 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Boston, Massachusetts were 3.12% higher in 1934 versus 1933 (a $3.12 difference in value).

Between 1933 and 1934: Boston experienced an average inflation rate of 3.12% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Boston in the year 1933 would cost $103.12 in 1934 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.45% during this same period, inflation in Boston was lower.

In the year 1933: Pricing changed by -6.63%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in Boston during the 1933-1934 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1933 (-5.19%), inflation in Boston was 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 1933

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Boston, over time, for $100 beginning in 1933. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1933$100.00-6.63%
1934$103.123.12%
1935$105.272.08%
1936$105.880.58%
1937$108.272.26%
1938$105.51-2.55%
1939$103.92-1.51%
1940$104.900.94%
1941$109.554.44%
1942$121.2510.68%
1943$127.625.25%
1944$129.031.10%
1945$131.662.04%
1946$142.448.19%
1947$162.1613.84%
1948$175.518.23%
1949$173.36-1.22%
1950$175.631.31%
1951$187.396.69%
1952$191.492.19%
1953$191.980.26%
1954$192.710.38%
1955$193.630.48%
1956$198.962.75%
1957$205.943.51%
1958$212.553.21%
1959$214.210.78%
1960$218.251.89%
1961$221.561.52%
1962$226.332.16%
1963$230.922.03%
1964$234.051.35%
1965$238.461.88%
1966$245.813.08%
1967$252.242.62%
1968$262.163.93%
1969$276.675.54%
1970$293.576.11%
1971$309.195.32%
1972$320.213.57%
1973$338.035.57%
1974$372.9310.33%
1975$406.559.01%
1976$439.628.13%
1977$462.035.10%
1978$486.715.34%
1979$535.7010.07%
1980$603.6712.69%
1981$672.2611.36%
1982$701.044.28%
1983$732.034.42%
1984$768.034.92%
1985$802.084.43%
1986$824.002.73%
1987$859.154.27%
1988$909.615.87%
1989$962.655.83%
1990$1,018.375.79%
1991$1,064.544.53%
1992$1,090.512.44%
1993$1,122.962.98%
1994$1,137.171.27%
1995$1,164.482.40%
1996$1,198.532.92%
1997$1,233.072.88%
1998$1,260.872.25%
1999$1,291.372.42%
2000$1,346.724.29%
2001$1,406.374.43%
2002$1,442.252.55%
2003$1,495.653.70%
2004$1,538.522.87%
2005$1,587.263.17%
2006$1,637.973.19%
2007$1,668.801.88%
2008$1,729.993.67%
2009$1,715.93-0.81%
2010$1,744.081.64%
2011$1,790.292.65%
2012$1,819.211.62%
2013$1,844.511.39%
2014$1,874.771.64%
2015$1,886.660.63%
2016$1,912.671.38%
2017$1,961.452.55%
2018$2,024.723.23%
2019$2,065.372.01%
2020$2,087.611.08%
2021$2,152.163.09%
2022$2,307.257.21%
2023$2,393.523.74%
2024$2,430.471.54%*

* 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 1934 / CPI in 1933 * 1933 USD value = 1934 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Boston, Massachusetts was 13.608 in the year 1933 and 14.033 in 1934:

14.033 / 13.608 * $100 = $103.12

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1933 has the same "purchasing power" as $103.12 in 1934 (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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