Houston, Texas prices: $100 in 1922 $99.90 in 1923

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Prices in Houston, 1922-1923 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Houston, Texas were 0.10% lower in 1923 versus 1922 (a $0.10 difference in value).

Between 1922 and 1923: Houston experienced an average inflation rate of -0.10% per year. In other words, $100 in Houston in the year 1922 would cost $99.90 in 1923 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.79% during this same period, inflation in Houston was lower.

In the year 1922: Pricing changed by -8.83%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in Houston during the 1922-1923 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1922 (-6.16%), inflation in Houston was lower.

Price Inflation in Houston, Texas since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (21.91%), 1918 (21.04%), and 1947 (17.55%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1922

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Houston, over time, for $100 beginning in 1922. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1922$100.00-8.83%
1923$99.90-0.10%
1924$99.58-0.31%
1925$101.101.53%
1926$101.620.52%
1927$99.53-2.06%
1928$98.27-1.26%
1929$98.17-0.11%
1930$97.49-0.69%
1931$88.89-8.81%
1932$79.88-10.14%
1933$73.44-8.07%
1934$76.854.64%
1935$79.783.82%
1936$80.671.12%
1937$83.713.77%
1938$83.66-0.06%
1939$82.92-0.88%
1940$83.130.25%
1941$86.754.35%
1942$95.8110.45%
1943$100.895.30%
1944$101.830.93%
1945$103.982.11%
1946$112.217.91%
1947$131.9017.55%
1948$142.908.34%
1949$142.48-0.29%
1950$146.783.01%
1951$158.517.99%
1952$160.451.22%
1953$162.131.04%
1954$162.390.16%
1955$160.92-0.90%
1956$163.381.53%
1957$168.783.30%
1958$171.711.74%
1959$172.920.70%
1960$174.911.15%
1961$175.540.36%
1962$179.052.00%
1963$180.570.85%
1964$183.341.54%
1965$185.541.20%
1966$190.472.65%
1967$195.502.64%
1968$203.354.02%
1969$216.556.49%
1970$228.035.30%
1971$236.513.72%
1972$244.683.46%
1973$257.575.27%
1974$286.3311.17%
1975$321.2212.18%
1976$345.577.58%
1977$370.567.23%
1978$405.559.44%
1979$459.4013.28%
1980$517.9712.75%
1981$569.7710.00%
1982$610.697.18%
1983$628.082.85%
1984$644.472.61%
1985$658.932.24%
1986$653.64-0.80%
1987$668.262.24%
1988$687.592.89%
1989$716.084.14%
1990$755.845.55%
1991$785.543.93%
1992$810.843.22%
1993$836.983.22%
1994$866.273.50%
1995$878.211.38%
1996$896.442.08%
1997$913.361.89%
1998$922.521.00%
1999$934.001.24%
2000$967.783.62%
2001$997.753.10%
2002$1,000.370.26%
2003$1,027.922.75%
2004$1,063.863.50%
2005$1,102.253.61%
2006$1,134.942.97%
2007$1,153.771.66%
2008$1,194.243.51%
2009$1,196.150.16%
2010$1,219.641.96%
2011$1,258.753.21%
2012$1,283.171.94%
2013$1,302.891.54%
2014$1,340.602.89%
2015$1,339.33-0.09%
2016$1,359.301.49%
2017$1,386.962.03%
2018$1,420.282.40%
2019$1,437.931.24%
2020$1,439.360.10%
2021$1,499.504.18%
2022$1,623.528.27%
2023$1,681.263.56%
2024$1,706.351.49%*

* 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 Houston, Texas:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI9.5009.5009.61711.09213.42516.36719.13317.45015.90815.89215.84216.08316.16715.83315.63315.61715.50814.14212.70811.68312.22512.69212.83313.31713.30813.19213.22513.80015.24216.05016.20016.54217.85020.98322.73322.66723.35025.21725.52525.79225.83325.60025.99226.85027.31727.50827.82527.92528.48328.72529.16729.51730.30031.10032.35034.45036.27537.62538.92540.97545.55051.10054.97558.95064.51773.08382.40090.64297.15099.917102.525104.825103.983106.308109.383113.917120.242124.967128.992133.150137.808139.708142.608145.300146.758148.583153.958158.725159.142163.525169.242175.350180.550183.545189.983190.287194.025200.246204.130207.269213.268213.065216.242220.641225.943228.751228.979238.545258.275267.460271.452

Adjust Houston prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1923 / CPI in 1922 * 1922 USD value = 1923 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Houston, Texas was 15.908 in the year 1922 and 15.892 in 1923:

15.892 / 15.908 * $100 = $99.90

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1922 has the same "purchasing power" as $99.90 in 1923 (in the CPI category of Houston, Texas).


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

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