Medical care commodities priced at $100 in 1938 $99.69 in 1939

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Prices for Medical Care Commodities, 1938-1939 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care commodities were 0.31% lower in 1939 versus 1938 (a $0.31 difference in value).

Between 1938 and 1939: Medical care commodities experienced an average inflation rate of -0.31% per year. In other words, medical care commodities costing $100 in the year 1938 would cost $99.69 in 1939 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of -1.31% during this same period, inflation for medical care commodities was higher.

In the year 1938: Pricing changed by 0.63%, which is above the average yearly change for medical care commodities during the 1938-1939 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1938 (-2.03%), inflation for medical care commodities was higher.

Price Inflation for Medical care commodities since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1981 (10.92%), 1982 (10.29%), and 1980 (9.34%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1938

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care commodities, over time, for $100 beginning in 1938. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1938$100.000.63%
1939$99.69-0.31%
1940$99.38-0.31%
1941$100.000.63%
1942$102.502.50%
1943$103.130.61%
1944$104.060.91%
1945$105.000.90%
1946$106.881.79%
1947$115.638.19%
1948$120.884.54%
1949$122.501.34%
1950$124.251.43%
1951$127.752.82%
1952$128.750.78%
1953$130.000.97%
1954$131.381.06%
1955$132.941.19%
1956$135.812.16%
1957$139.692.85%
1958$144.313.31%
1959$146.381.43%
1960$146.440.04%
1961$144.75-1.15%
1962$142.31-1.68%
1963$141.19-0.79%
1964$140.94-0.18%
1965$140.55-0.28%
1966$140.940.28%
1967$140.36-0.41%
1968$140.550.14%
1969$141.971.01%
1970$145.172.25%
1971$147.741.77%
1972$148.080.23%
1973$148.490.28%
1974$153.653.48%
1975$166.568.40%
1976$176.636.05%
1977$188.036.45%
1978$201.257.03%
1979$215.607.13%
1980$235.759.34%
1981$261.4910.92%
1982$288.3910.29%
1983$313.058.55%
1984$336.017.33%
1985$359.907.11%
1986$383.586.58%
1987$409.236.69%
1988$437.316.86%
1989$471.257.76%
1990$510.628.36%
1991$552.388.18%
1992$587.676.39%
1993$609.303.68%
1994$627.192.94%
1995$638.971.88%
1996$657.432.89%
1997$672.722.33%
1998$693.203.04%
1999$720.944.00%
2000$744.163.22%
2001$773.703.97%
2002$801.303.57%
2003$821.322.50%
2004$841.472.45%
2005$862.522.50%
2006$893.413.58%
2007$906.251.44%
2008$925.142.09%
2009$953.463.06%
2010$983.493.15%
2011$1,012.782.98%
2012$1,042.532.94%
2013$1,047.220.45%
2014$1,073.192.48%
2015$1,108.203.26%
2016$1,146.193.43%
2017$1,178.242.80%
2018$1,191.961.16%
2019$1,191.53-0.04%
2020$1,197.380.49%
2021$1,178.30-1.59%
2022$1,212.842.93%
2023$1,263.474.17%
2024$1,275.200.93%*

* 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 Medical care commodities:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI31.70031.60031.80032.00031.90031.80032.00032.80033.00033.30033.60034.20037.00038.68039.20039.76040.88041.20041.60042.04042.54043.46044.70046.18046.84046.86046.32045.54045.18045.10044.97545.10044.91544.97745.43146.45447.27747.38547.51549.16953.30056.52360.16964.40068.99275.43883.67792.285100.177107.523115.169122.746130.954139.938150.800163.400176.762188.054194.977200.700204.469210.377215.269221.823230.700238.131247.585256.415262.823269.269276.008285.892289.999296.045305.108314.717324.089333.609335.109343.422354.625366.781377.038381.427381.288383.160377.057388.109404.309408.063

Adjust medical care commodities prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1939 / CPI in 1938 * 1938 USD value = 1939 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Medical care commodities was 32.000 in the year 1938 and 31.900 in 1939:

31.900 / 32.000 * $100 = $99.69

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1938 has the same "purchasing power" as $99.69 in 1939 (in the CPI category of Medical care commodities).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Medical care commodities in 1935. In addition to medical care commodities, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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