Shelter priced at $100 in 1970 $104.18 in 1971

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Prices for Shelter, 1970-1971 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for shelter were 4.18% higher in 1971 versus 1970 (a $4.18 difference in value).

Between 1970 and 1971: Shelter experienced an average inflation rate of 4.18% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, shelter costing $100 in the year 1970 would cost $104.18 in 1971 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.30% during this same period, inflation for shelter was lower.

In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 9.09%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for shelter during the 1970-1971 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation for shelter was much higher.

Price Inflation for Shelter since 1952

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (17.55%), 1979 (13.90%), and 1981 (11.72%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1970

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Shelter, over time, for $100 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1970$100.009.09%
1971$104.184.18%
1972$108.834.47%
1973$113.904.65%
1974$124.969.71%
1975$137.299.87%
1976$144.855.50%
1977$154.616.74%
1978$170.2210.09%
1979$193.8713.90%
1980$227.9017.55%
1981$254.6111.72%
1982$272.647.08%
1983$278.942.31%
1984$292.624.90%
1985$309.005.60%
1986$325.915.47%
1987$341.174.68%
1988$357.604.82%
1989$373.774.52%
1990$393.905.39%
1991$411.604.49%
1992$425.433.36%
1993$438.203.00%
1994$451.693.08%
1995$466.213.22%
1996$481.263.23%
1997$496.023.07%
1998$512.423.31%
1999$526.932.83%
2000$544.073.25%
2001$564.353.73%
2002$585.543.75%
2003$599.682.41%
2004$615.782.69%
2005$631.492.55%
2006$653.183.43%
2007$677.043.65%
2008$694.082.52%
2009$701.651.09%
2010$698.95-0.38%
2011$708.091.31%
2012$723.402.16%
2013$740.202.32%
2014$761.182.83%
2015$784.513.06%
2016$811.043.38%
2017$837.973.32%
2018$865.723.31%
2019$894.963.38%
2020$916.992.46%
2021$941.442.67%
2022$996.775.88%
2023$1,071.077.45%
2024$1,105.573.22%*

* 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 Shelter:

Year1952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI21.60022.00022.48522.74623.12323.96224.46924.73125.23125.44625.73126.06926.50026.99227.80028.76930.13132.57735.53837.02338.67740.47744.40848.79251.47754.94660.49268.90080.99290.48596.89299.131103.992109.815115.823121.246127.085132.831139.985146.277151.192155.731160.523165.685171.031176.277182.108187.262193.354200.562208.092213.115218.838224.423232.131240.611246.666249.354248.396251.646257.083263.056270.513278.803288.230297.803307.663318.053325.886334.575354.235380.643392.901

Adjust shelter prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1971 / CPI in 1970 * 1970 USD value = 1971 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Shelter was 35.538 in the year 1970 and 37.023 in 1971:

37.023 / 35.538 * $100 = $104.18

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1970 has the same "purchasing power" as $104.18 in 1971 (in the CPI category of Shelter).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Shelter in 1952. In addition to shelter, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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