According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, prices in 1732 are
17.39% lower than
average prices throughout 1730.
The dollar experienced an average deflation rate of -9.11% per year during this period, meaning the real value of a dollar increased.
In other words, $1 in 1730 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $0.83 in 1732, a difference of $-0.17 over 2 years.
The 1730 inflation rate was 0.00%. The inflation rate in 1732 was -9.52%.
The 1732 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 1.48% per year between 1732 and 2019.
This chart shows calculation of buying power equivalence, often referred to as "the value of a dollar" over time for $1 in 1730 (price index tracking began in 1635).
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, each of these USD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year
Dollar Value
Inflation Rate
1730
$1.00
-
1731
$0.91
-8.70%
1732
$0.83
-9.52%
1733
$0.85
2.63%
1734
$0.83
-2.56%
1735
$0.87
5.26%
1736
$0.83
-5.00%
1737
$0.87
5.26%
1738
$0.89
2.50%
1739
$0.80
-9.76%
1740
$0.85
5.41%
1741
$1.41
66.67%
1742
$1.26
-10.77%
1743
$1.13
-10.34%
1744
$1.04
-7.69%
1745
$1.00
-4.17%
1746
$1.04
4.35%
1747
$1.15
10.42%
1748
$1.37
18.87%
1749
$1.39
1.59%
1750
$1.39
0.00%
1751
$1.39
0.00%
1752
$1.43
3.12%
1753
$1.39
-3.03%
1754
$1.33
-4.69%
1755
$1.30
-1.64%
1756
$1.26
-3.33%
1757
$1.35
6.90%
1758
$1.46
8.06%
1759
$1.72
17.91%
1760
$1.65
-3.80%
1761
$1.50
-9.21%
1762
$1.63
8.70%
1763
$1.63
0.00%
1764
$1.52
-6.67%
1765
$1.57
2.86%
1766
$1.67
6.94%
1767
$1.65
-1.30%
1768
$1.57
-5.26%
1769
$1.65
5.56%
1770
$1.78
7.89%
1771
$1.70
-4.88%
1772
$1.98
16.67%
1773
$1.87
-5.49%
1774
$1.76
-5.81%
1775
$1.67
-4.94%
1776
$1.89
12.99%
1777
$2.30
21.84%
1778
$3.00
30.19%
1779
$2.65
-11.59%
1780
$2.98
12.30%
1781
$2.41
-18.98%
1782
$2.63
9.01%
1783
$2.30
-12.40%
1784
$2.22
-3.77%
1785
$2.11
-4.90%
1786
$2.07
-2.06%
1787
$2.02
-2.11%
1788
$1.93
-4.30%
1789
$1.91
-1.12%
1790
$2.00
4.55%
1791
$2.04
2.17%
1792
$2.09
2.13%
1793
$2.15
3.13%
1794
$2.39
11.11%
1795
$2.74
14.55%
1796
$2.87
4.76%
1797
$2.76
-3.79%
1798
$2.67
-3.15%
1799
$2.67
0.00%
1800
$2.74
2.44%
1801
$2.76
0.79%
1802
$2.33
-15.75%
1803
$2.46
5.61%
1804
$2.57
4.42%
1805
$2.54
-0.85%
1806
$2.65
4.27%
1807
$2.52
-4.92%
1808
$2.74
8.62%
1809
$2.67
-2.38%
1810
$2.67
0.00%
1811
$2.85
6.50%
1812
$2.89
1.53%
1813
$3.48
20.30%
1814
$3.83
10.00%
1815
$3.35
-12.50%
1816
$3.07
-8.44%
1817
$2.89
-5.67%
1818
$2.76
-4.51%
1819
$2.76
0.00%
1820
$2.54
-7.87%
1821
$2.46
-3.42%
1822
$2.54
3.54%
1823
$2.28
-10.26%
1824
$2.11
-7.62%
1825
$2.15
2.06%
1826
$2.15
0.00%
1827
$2.17
1.01%
1828
$2.07
-5.00%
1829
$2.02
-2.11%
1830
$2.00
-1.08%
1831
$1.89
-5.43%
1832
$1.87
-1.15%
1833
$1.83
-2.33%
1834
$1.87
2.38%
1835
$1.91
2.33%
1836
$2.02
5.68%
1837
$2.09
3.23%
1838
$2.02
-3.12%
1839
$2.02
0.00%
1840
$1.89
-6.45%
1841
$1.89
0.00%
1842
$1.78
-5.75%
1843
$1.61
-9.76%
1844
$1.63
1.35%
1845
$1.65
1.33%
1846
$1.67
1.32%
1847
$1.78
6.49%
1848
$1.72
-3.66%
1849
$1.67
-2.53%
1850
$1.70
1.30%
1851
$1.67
-1.28%
1852
$1.67
0.00%
1853
$1.67
0.00%
1854
$1.83
9.09%
1855
$1.89
3.57%
1856
$1.85
-2.30%
1857
$1.89
2.35%
1858
$1.78
-5.75%
1859
$1.80
1.22%
1860
$1.80
0.00%
1861
$1.91
6.02%
1862
$2.20
14.77%
1863
$2.74
24.75%
1864
$3.41
24.60%
1865
$3.54
3.82%
1866
$3.46
-2.45%
1867
$3.22
-6.92%
1868
$3.09
-4.05%
1869
$2.96
-4.23%
1870
$2.85
-3.68%
1871
$2.65
-6.87%
1872
$2.65
0.00%
1873
$2.61
-1.64%
1874
$2.48
-5.00%
1875
$2.39
-3.51%
1876
$2.33
-2.73%
1877
$2.28
-1.87%
1878
$2.17
-4.76%
1879
$2.17
0.00%
1880
$2.22
2.00%
1881
$2.22
0.00%
1882
$2.22
0.00%
1883
$2.20
-0.98%
1884
$2.13
-2.97%
1885
$2.11
-1.02%
1886
$2.04
-3.09%
1887
$2.07
1.06%
1888
$2.07
0.00%
1889
$2.00
-3.16%
1890
$1.98
-1.09%
1891
$1.98
0.00%
1892
$1.98
0.00%
1893
$1.96
-1.10%
1894
$1.87
-4.44%
1895
$1.83
-2.33%
1896
$1.83
0.00%
1897
$1.80
-1.19%
1898
$1.80
0.00%
1899
$1.80
0.00%
1900
$1.83
1.20%
1901
$1.85
1.19%
1902
$1.87
1.18%
1903
$1.91
2.33%
1904
$1.93
1.14%
1905
$1.91
-1.12%
1906
$1.96
2.27%
1907
$2.04
4.44%
1908
$2.00
-2.13%
1909
$1.98
-1.09%
1910
$2.07
4.40%
1911
$2.07
0.00%
1912
$2.11
2.11%
1913
$2.15
2.06%
1914
$2.17
1.01%
1915
$2.20
1.00%
1916
$2.37
7.92%
1917
$2.78
17.43%
1918
$3.28
17.97%
1919
$3.76
14.57%
1920
$4.35
15.61%
1921
$3.89
-10.50%
1922
$3.65
-6.15%
1923
$3.72
1.79%
1924
$3.72
0.00%
1925
$3.80
2.34%
1926
$3.85
1.14%
1927
$3.78
-1.69%
1928
$3.72
-1.72%
1929
$3.72
0.00%
1930
$3.63
-2.34%
1931
$3.30
-8.98%
1932
$2.98
-9.87%
1933
$2.83
-5.11%
1934
$2.91
3.08%
1935
$2.98
2.24%
1936
$3.02
1.46%
1937
$3.13
3.60%
1938
$3.07
-2.08%
1939
$3.02
-1.42%
1940
$3.04
0.72%
1941
$3.20
5.00%
1942
$3.54
10.88%
1943
$3.76
6.13%
1944
$3.83
1.73%
1945
$3.91
2.27%
1946
$4.24
8.33%
1947
$4.85
14.36%
1948
$5.24
8.07%
1949
$5.17
-1.24%
1950
$5.24
1.26%
1951
$5.65
7.88%
1952
$5.76
1.92%
1953
$5.80
0.75%
1954
$5.85
0.75%
1955
$5.83
-0.37%
1956
$5.91
1.49%
1957
$6.11
3.31%
1958
$6.28
2.85%
1959
$6.33
0.69%
1960
$6.43
1.72%
1961
$6.50
1.01%
1962
$6.57
1.00%
1963
$6.65
1.32%
1964
$6.74
1.31%
1965
$6.85
1.61%
1966
$7.04
2.86%
1967
$7.26
3.09%
1968
$7.57
4.19%
1969
$7.98
5.46%
1970
$8.43
5.72%
1971
$8.80
4.38%
1972
$9.09
3.21%
1973
$9.65
6.22%
1974
$10.72
11.04%
1975
$11.70
9.13%
1976
$12.37
5.76%
1977
$13.17
6.50%
1978
$14.17
7.59%
1979
$15.78
11.35%
1980
$17.91
13.50%
1981
$19.76
10.32%
1982
$20.98
6.16%
1983
$21.65
3.21%
1984
$22.59
4.32%
1985
$23.39
3.56%
1986
$23.83
1.86%
1987
$24.70
3.65%
1988
$25.72
4.14%
1989
$26.96
4.82%
1990
$28.41
5.40%
1991
$29.61
4.21%
1992
$30.50
3.01%
1993
$31.41
2.99%
1994
$32.22
2.56%
1995
$33.13
2.83%
1996
$34.11
2.95%
1997
$34.89
2.29%
1998
$35.43
1.56%
1999
$36.22
2.21%
2000
$37.43
3.36%
2001
$38.50
2.85%
2002
$39.11
1.58%
2003
$40.00
2.28%
2004
$41.07
2.66%
2005
$42.46
3.39%
2006
$43.83
3.23%
2007
$45.07
2.85%
2008
$46.81
3.84%
2009
$46.64
-0.36%
2010
$47.40
1.64%
2011
$48.90
3.16%
2012
$49.91
2.07%
2013
$50.64
1.46%
2014
$51.46
1.62%
2015
$51.53
0.12%
2016
$52.18
1.26%
2017
$53.29
2.13%
2018
$54.59
2.44%
2019
$55.94
2.48%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
Inflation by Spending Category
CPI is the weighted combination of many categories of spending that are tracked by the government. This chart shows the average rate of inflation for select CPI categories between 1730 and 1732.
Compare these values to the overall average of -9.11% per year:
The graph below compares inflation in categories of goods over time. Click on a category such as "Food" to toggle it on or off:
For all these visualizations, it's important to note that not all categories may have been tracked since 1730. This table and charts use the earliest available data for each category.
How to Calculate Inflation Rate for $1, 1730 to 1732
This inflation calculator uses the following inflation rate formula:
CPI in 1732CPI in 1730
×
1730 USD value
=
1732 USD value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.S. CPI was 4.6 in the year 1730 and 3.8 in 1732:
3.84.6
×
$1
=
$0.83
$1 in 1730 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $0.83 in 1732.
To get the total inflation rate for the 2 years between 1730 and 1732, we use the following formula:
CPI in 1732 - CPI in 1730CPI in 1730
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (2 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
3.8 - 4.64.6
×
100
=
-17%
Data Source & Citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics'
Consumer Price Index
(CPI), established in 1913. Inflation data from 1665 to
1912 is sourced from a historical study conducted by political science
professor Robert Sahr at Oregon State University.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page:
“$1 in 1730 → 1732 | Inflation Calculator.” U.S. Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 6 Dec. 2019, https://www.officialdata.org/1730-dollars-in-1732?amount=1.
Special thanks to QuickChart for providing downloadable chart images.
Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
