Medical care services priced at $1 in 1975 $1.31 in 1978

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Prices for Medical Care Services, 1975-1978 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services were 31.42% higher in 1978 versus 1975 (a $0.31 difference in value).

Between 1975 and 1978: Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 9.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $1 in the year 1975 would cost $1.31 in 1978 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 6.62% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.

In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 12.60%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for medical care services during the 1975-1978 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for medical care services was much higher.

Price Inflation for Medical care services since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (12.60%), 1982 (11.86%), and 1980 (11.28%).

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Buying power of $1.00 since 1975

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $1 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1975$1.0012.60%
1976$1.1010.02%
1977$1.219.93%
1978$1.318.65%
1979$1.449.72%
1980$1.6011.28%
1981$1.7810.72%
1982$1.9911.86%
1983$2.168.73%
1984$2.296.01%
1985$2.436.04%
1986$2.627.71%
1987$2.796.60%
1988$2.976.45%
1989$3.207.63%
1990$3.499.26%
1991$3.808.86%
1992$4.097.59%
1993$4.366.50%
1994$4.585.17%
1995$4.815.05%
1996$4.993.67%
1997$5.132.87%
1998$5.303.23%
1999$5.473.35%
2000$5.714.29%
2001$5.984.79%
2002$6.295.07%
2003$6.574.47%
2004$6.905.02%
2005$7.234.78%
2006$7.534.14%
2007$7.935.33%
2008$8.264.24%
2009$8.533.21%
2010$8.833.50%
2011$9.103.06%
2012$9.453.90%
2013$9.743.10%
2014$9.982.38%
2015$10.222.45%
2016$10.623.91%
2017$10.882.43%
2018$11.112.17%
2019$11.513.54%
2020$12.084.94%
2021$12.301.86%
2022$12.834.29%
2023$12.78-0.35%
2024$12.991.61%*

* 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 services:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI8.2758.3178.4008.4008.4808.5008.5208.7609.2409.6209.88010.48011.38012.14012.54012.84013.48014.36014.84015.28015.76016.31517.01517.86218.72319.49220.20820.87721.49222.01522.70023.92326.00827.92330.17732.32334.67735.93837.53841.37746.59251.26256.35461.23167.18574.76282.77792.592100.677106.731113.177121.908129.954138.338148.892162.677177.085190.523202.915213.415224.185232.408239.077246.800255.062266.015278.762292.885305.969321.331336.677350.615369.302384.943397.299411.208423.810440.341454.007464.798476.171494.766506.804517.805536.142562.650573.096597.710595.636605.209

Adjust medical care services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1978 / CPI in 1975 * 1975 USD value = 1978 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Medical care services was 46.592 in the year 1975 and 61.231 in 1978:

61.231 / 46.592 * $1 = $1.31

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1975 has the same "purchasing power" as $1.31 in 1978 (in the CPI category of Medical care services).


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

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