Philadelphia, Pennsylvania prices: $100 in 1945 $108.55 in 1946

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Prices in Philadelphia, 1945-1946 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were 8.55% higher in 1946 versus 1945 (a $8.55 difference in value).

Between 1945 and 1946: Philadelphia experienced an average inflation rate of 8.55% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Philadelphia in the year 1945 would cost $108.55 in 1946 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 8.47% during this same period, inflation in Philadelphia was higher.

In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 2.68%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in Philadelphia during the 1945-1946 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation in Philadelphia was higher.

Price Inflation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (21.56%), 1918 (21.45%), and 1920 (16.49%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1945

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Philadelphia, over time, for $100 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1945$100.002.68%
1946$108.558.55%
1947$124.2014.42%
1948$134.057.93%
1949$132.48-1.17%
1950$133.290.61%
1951$145.619.25%
1952$148.401.92%
1953$149.120.48%
1954$150.651.03%
1955$150.34-0.21%
1956$152.411.38%
1957$157.313.22%
1958$160.411.97%
1959$162.211.12%
1960$165.091.77%
1961$166.941.12%
1962$168.420.89%
1963$171.431.79%
1964$174.131.57%
1965$176.831.55%
1966$181.922.87%
1967$186.862.72%
1968$195.824.79%
1969$206.215.31%
1970$220.066.72%
1971$230.814.89%
1972$237.202.77%
1973$253.176.73%
1974$283.2211.87%
1975$306.798.32%
1976$321.954.94%
1977$342.966.53%
1978$362.985.84%
1979$399.069.94%
1980$451.1513.05%
1981$497.0810.18%
1982$521.234.86%
1983$536.442.92%
1984$561.634.70%
1985$587.134.54%
1986$601.712.48%
1987$630.544.79%
1988$660.734.79%
1989$692.584.82%
1990$733.295.88%
1991$767.524.67%
1992$791.273.09%
1993$810.982.49%
1994$834.772.93%
1995$856.642.62%
1996$879.042.62%
1997$898.522.22%
1998$907.511.00%
1999$926.902.14%
2000$951.692.67%
2001$978.052.77%
2002$996.941.93%
2003$1,018.492.16%
2004$1,058.843.96%
2005$1,100.903.97%
2006$1,143.273.85%
2007$1,168.342.19%
2008$1,210.093.57%
2009$1,203.85-0.52%
2010$1,228.512.05%
2011$1,260.712.62%
2012$1,284.341.87%
2013$1,299.761.20%
2014$1,317.071.33%
2015$1,315.94-0.09%
2016$1,323.640.59%
2017$1,340.481.27%
2018$1,358.351.33%
2019$1,384.141.90%
2020$1,396.820.92%
2021$1,451.453.91%
2022$1,564.867.81%
2023$1,635.814.53%
2024$1,666.971.90%*

* 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI10.20010.20810.40811.80814.34217.43320.30818.61717.26717.54217.69218.27518.83318.56718.15817.80817.60816.22514.60013.37514.01714.23314.50814.85814.55014.31714.33315.04216.73317.80018.04218.52520.10823.00824.83324.54224.69226.97527.49227.62527.90827.85028.23329.14229.71730.05030.58330.92531.20031.75832.25832.75833.70034.61736.27538.20040.76742.75843.94246.90052.46756.83359.64263.53367.24273.92583.57592.08396.55899.375104.042108.767111.467116.808122.400128.300135.842142.183146.583150.233154.642158.692162.842166.450168.117171.708176.300181.183184.683188.675196.150203.942211.792216.435224.170223.013227.581233.547237.923240.780243.987243.778245.204248.325251.635256.411258.761268.882289.890303.034308.807

Adjust Philadelphia prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1946 / CPI in 1945 * 1945 USD value = 1946 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was 18.525 in the year 1945 and 20.108 in 1946:

20.108 / 18.525 * $100 = $108.55

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1945 has the same "purchasing power" as $108.55 in 1946 (in the CPI category of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1914. In addition to Philadelphia, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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