Medical care commodities priced at $1 in 1941 $1.03 in 1942

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Prices for Medical Care Commodities, 1941-1942 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care commodities were 2.50% higher in 1942 versus 1941 (a $0.02 difference in value).

Between 1941 and 1942: Medical care commodities experienced an average inflation rate of 2.50% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care commodities costing $1 in the year 1941 would cost $1.03 in 1942 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 10.92% during this same period, inflation for medical care commodities was significantly lower.

In the year 1941: Pricing changed by 0.63%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care commodities during the 1941-1942 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1941 (5.11%), inflation for medical care commodities was much lower.

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 $1.00 since 1941

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care commodities, over time, for $1 beginning in 1941. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1941$1.000.63%
1942$1.032.50%
1943$1.030.61%
1944$1.040.91%
1945$1.050.90%
1946$1.071.79%
1947$1.168.19%
1948$1.214.54%
1949$1.231.34%
1950$1.241.43%
1951$1.282.82%
1952$1.290.78%
1953$1.300.97%
1954$1.311.06%
1955$1.331.19%
1956$1.362.16%
1957$1.402.85%
1958$1.443.31%
1959$1.461.43%
1960$1.460.04%
1961$1.45-1.15%
1962$1.42-1.68%
1963$1.41-0.79%
1964$1.41-0.18%
1965$1.41-0.28%
1966$1.410.28%
1967$1.40-0.41%
1968$1.410.14%
1969$1.421.01%
1970$1.452.25%
1971$1.481.77%
1972$1.480.23%
1973$1.480.28%
1974$1.543.48%
1975$1.678.40%
1976$1.776.05%
1977$1.886.45%
1978$2.017.03%
1979$2.167.13%
1980$2.369.34%
1981$2.6110.92%
1982$2.8810.29%
1983$3.138.55%
1984$3.367.33%
1985$3.607.11%
1986$3.846.58%
1987$4.096.69%
1988$4.376.86%
1989$4.717.76%
1990$5.118.36%
1991$5.528.18%
1992$5.886.39%
1993$6.093.68%
1994$6.272.94%
1995$6.391.88%
1996$6.572.89%
1997$6.732.33%
1998$6.933.04%
1999$7.214.00%
2000$7.443.22%
2001$7.743.97%
2002$8.013.57%
2003$8.212.50%
2004$8.412.45%
2005$8.632.50%
2006$8.933.58%
2007$9.061.44%
2008$9.252.09%
2009$9.533.06%
2010$9.833.15%
2011$10.132.98%
2012$10.432.94%
2013$10.470.45%
2014$10.732.48%
2015$11.083.26%
2016$11.463.43%
2017$11.782.80%
2018$11.921.16%
2019$11.92-0.04%
2020$11.970.49%
2021$11.78-1.59%
2022$12.132.93%
2023$12.634.17%
2024$12.750.93%*

* 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 1942 / CPI in 1941 * 1941 USD value = 1942 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Medical care commodities was 32.000 in the year 1941 and 32.800 in 1942:

32.800 / 32.000 * $1 = $1.03

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1941 has the same "purchasing power" as $1.03 in 1942 (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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