Houston, Texas prices: $100 in 1927 $98.74 in 1928

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Prices in Houston, 1927-1928 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Houston, Texas were 1.26% lower in 1928 versus 1927 (a $1.26 difference in value).

Between 1927 and 1928: Houston experienced an average inflation rate of -1.26% per year. In other words, $100 in Houston in the year 1927 would cost $98.74 in 1928 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of -1.20% during this same period, inflation in Houston was lower.

In the year 1927: Pricing changed by -2.06%, which is below the average yearly change in Houston during the 1927-1928 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1927 (-1.91%), 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 1927

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Houston, over time, for $100 beginning in 1927. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1927$100.00-2.06%
1928$98.74-1.26%
1929$98.63-0.11%
1930$97.95-0.69%
1931$89.32-8.81%
1932$80.26-10.14%
1933$73.79-8.07%
1934$77.214.64%
1935$80.163.82%
1936$81.051.12%
1937$84.113.77%
1938$84.05-0.06%
1939$83.32-0.88%
1940$83.530.25%
1941$87.164.35%
1942$96.2610.45%
1943$101.375.30%
1944$102.320.93%
1945$104.472.11%
1946$112.747.91%
1947$132.5317.55%
1948$143.588.34%
1949$143.16-0.29%
1950$147.473.01%
1951$159.267.99%
1952$161.211.22%
1953$162.891.04%
1954$163.160.16%
1955$161.68-0.90%
1956$164.161.53%
1957$169.583.30%
1958$172.531.74%
1959$173.740.70%
1960$175.741.15%
1961$176.370.36%
1962$179.892.00%
1963$181.420.85%
1964$184.211.54%
1965$186.421.20%
1966$191.372.65%
1967$196.422.64%
1968$204.324.02%
1969$217.586.49%
1970$229.115.30%
1971$237.633.72%
1972$245.843.46%
1973$258.795.27%
1974$287.6811.17%
1975$322.7412.18%
1976$347.217.58%
1977$372.327.23%
1978$407.479.44%
1979$461.5813.28%
1980$520.4212.75%
1981$572.4710.00%
1982$613.587.18%
1983$631.052.85%
1984$647.532.61%
1985$662.052.24%
1986$656.74-0.80%
1987$671.422.24%
1988$690.842.89%
1989$719.474.14%
1990$759.425.55%
1991$789.263.93%
1992$814.683.22%
1993$840.953.22%
1994$870.373.50%
1995$882.371.38%
1996$900.682.08%
1997$917.681.89%
1998$926.891.00%
1999$938.421.24%
2000$972.373.62%
2001$1,002.473.10%
2002$1,005.110.26%
2003$1,032.792.75%
2004$1,068.893.50%
2005$1,107.473.61%
2006$1,140.322.97%
2007$1,159.231.66%
2008$1,199.893.51%
2009$1,201.810.16%
2010$1,225.421.96%
2011$1,264.713.21%
2012$1,289.251.94%
2013$1,309.071.54%
2014$1,346.952.89%
2015$1,345.68-0.09%
2016$1,365.741.49%
2017$1,393.532.03%
2018$1,427.012.40%
2019$1,444.741.24%
2020$1,446.180.10%
2021$1,506.604.18%
2022$1,631.218.27%
2023$1,689.223.56%
2024$1,714.441.49%*

* 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 1928 / CPI in 1927 * 1927 USD value = 1928 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Houston, Texas was 15.833 in the year 1927 and 15.633 in 1928:

15.633 / 15.833 * $100 = $98.74

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1927 has the same "purchasing power" as $98.74 in 1928 (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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