Houston, Texas prices: $100 in 1931 $89.86 in 1932

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Prices in Houston, 1931-1932 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Houston, Texas were 10.14% lower in 1932 versus 1931 (a $10.14 difference in value).

Between 1931 and 1932: Houston experienced an average inflation rate of -10.14% per year. This rate of change indicates significant deflation. In other words, $100 in Houston in the year 1931 would cost $89.86 in 1932 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of -10.27% during this same period, inflation in Houston was higher.

In the year 1931: Pricing changed by -8.81%, which is above the average yearly change in Houston during the 1931-1932 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1931 (-8.94%), inflation in Houston was higher.

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 1931

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Houston, over time, for $100 beginning in 1931. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1931$100.00-8.81%
1932$89.86-10.14%
1933$82.62-8.07%
1934$86.454.64%
1935$89.753.82%
1936$90.751.12%
1937$94.173.77%
1938$94.11-0.06%
1939$93.28-0.88%
1940$93.520.25%
1941$97.584.35%
1942$107.7810.45%
1943$113.495.30%
1944$114.560.93%
1945$116.972.11%
1946$126.227.91%
1947$148.3817.55%
1948$160.758.34%
1949$160.28-0.29%
1950$165.113.01%
1951$178.317.99%
1952$180.491.22%
1953$182.381.04%
1954$182.680.16%
1955$181.03-0.90%
1956$183.791.53%
1957$189.863.30%
1958$193.161.74%
1959$194.520.70%
1960$196.761.15%
1961$197.470.36%
1962$201.412.00%
1963$203.120.85%
1964$206.251.54%
1965$208.721.20%
1966$214.262.65%
1967$219.922.64%
1968$228.764.02%
1969$243.616.49%
1970$256.515.30%
1971$266.063.72%
1972$275.253.46%
1973$289.755.27%
1974$322.1011.17%
1975$361.3412.18%
1976$388.747.58%
1977$416.857.23%
1978$456.229.44%
1979$516.7913.28%
1980$582.6812.75%
1981$640.9510.00%
1982$686.987.18%
1983$706.542.85%
1984$724.992.61%
1985$741.252.24%
1986$735.30-0.80%
1987$751.742.24%
1988$773.482.89%
1989$805.544.14%
1990$850.275.55%
1991$883.683.93%
1992$912.143.22%
1993$941.543.22%
1994$974.483.50%
1995$987.921.38%
1996$1,008.432.08%
1997$1,027.461.89%
1998$1,037.771.00%
1999$1,050.681.24%
2000$1,088.693.62%
2001$1,122.393.10%
2002$1,125.340.26%
2003$1,156.332.75%
2004$1,196.763.50%
2005$1,239.953.61%
2006$1,276.722.97%
2007$1,297.901.66%
2008$1,343.433.51%
2009$1,345.580.16%
2010$1,372.011.96%
2011$1,416.003.21%
2012$1,443.471.94%
2013$1,465.661.54%
2014$1,508.082.89%
2015$1,506.65-0.09%
2016$1,529.111.49%
2017$1,560.222.03%
2018$1,597.712.40%
2019$1,617.571.24%
2020$1,619.180.10%
2021$1,686.824.18%
2022$1,826.348.27%
2023$1,891.293.56%
2024$1,919.521.49%*

* 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 1932 / CPI in 1931 * 1931 USD value = 1932 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Houston, Texas was 14.142 in the year 1931 and 12.708 in 1932:

12.708 / 14.142 * $100 = $89.86

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1931 has the same "purchasing power" as $89.86 in 1932 (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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