According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for electricity were 629.98% higher in 2020 versus 1938 (a $629.98 difference in value).
Between 1938 and 2020: Electricity experienced an average inflation rate of 2.45% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, electricity costing $100 in the year 1938 would cost $729.98 in 2020 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% during this same period, inflation for electricity was lower.
In the year 1938: Pricing changed by -1.34%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for electricity during the 1938-2020 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1938 (-2.03%), inflation for electricity was higher.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Electricity:
Year | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
CPI | 45.500 | 44.250 | 42.950 | 41.850 | 40.750 | 41.433 | 42.500 | 42.667 | 43.300 | 42.740 | 41.900 | 41.600 | 41.067 | 40.533 | 39.933 | 39.133 | 37.767 | 37.133 | 36.533 | 36.267 | 35.567 | 33.000 | 31.620 | 30.533 | 29.800 | 29.400 | 28.920 | 28.620 | 28.415 | 28.300 | 28.254 | 28.185 | 28.031 | 26.977 | 26.612 | 26.900 | 27.100 | 27.200 | 27.400 | 27.646 | 27.992 | 28.138 | 28.462 | 28.577 | 28.715 | 29.077 | 29.492 | 29.854 | 29.900 | 29.946 | 29.938 | 29.785 | 29.662 | 29.669 | 29.923 | 30.192 | 30.754 | 31.785 | 33.885 | 35.577 | 37.369 | 44.123 | 49.962 | 53.131 | 56.646 | 60.838 | 65.538 | 75.831 | 87.208 | 95.823 | 98.915 | 105.262 | 108.938 | 110.400 | 110.023 | 111.531 | 114.669 | 117.354 | 121.777 | 124.177 | 126.654 | 126.708 | 129.577 | 131.754 | 132.454 | 127.354 | 126.454 | 128.477 | 137.792 | 136.231 | 139.485 | 142.085 | 150.823 | 169.169 | 175.825 | 187.146 | 192.712 | 193.095 | 196.737 | 196.630 | 200.750 | 208.020 | 209.191 | 206.983 | 211.437 | 212.932 | 213.362 | 214.615 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Electricity, over time, for $100 beginning in 1938. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
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1938 | $100.00 | -1.34% |
1939 | $98.37 | -1.63% |
1940 | $97.35 | -1.04% |
1941 | $96.65 | -0.71% |
1942 | $96.26 | -0.41% |
1943 | $96.10 | -0.16% |
1944 | $95.87 | -0.25% |
1945 | $95.34 | -0.55% |
1946 | $91.76 | -3.76% |
1947 | $90.52 | -1.35% |
1948 | $91.50 | 1.08% |
1949 | $92.18 | 0.74% |
1950 | $92.52 | 0.37% |
1951 | $93.20 | 0.74% |
1952 | $94.03 | 0.90% |
1953 | $95.21 | 1.25% |
1954 | $95.71 | 0.52% |
1955 | $96.81 | 1.15% |
1956 | $97.20 | 0.41% |
1957 | $97.67 | 0.48% |
1958 | $98.90 | 1.26% |
1959 | $100.31 | 1.43% |
1960 | $101.54 | 1.23% |
1961 | $101.70 | 0.15% |
1962 | $101.86 | 0.15% |
1963 | $101.83 | -0.03% |
1964 | $101.31 | -0.51% |
1965 | $100.89 | -0.41% |
1966 | $100.92 | 0.03% |
1967 | $101.78 | 0.86% |
1968 | $102.69 | 0.90% |
1969 | $104.60 | 1.86% |
1970 | $108.11 | 3.35% |
1971 | $115.25 | 6.61% |
1972 | $121.01 | 4.99% |
1973 | $127.11 | 5.04% |
1974 | $150.08 | 18.07% |
1975 | $169.94 | 13.23% |
1976 | $180.72 | 6.34% |
1977 | $192.67 | 6.62% |
1978 | $206.93 | 7.40% |
1979 | $222.92 | 7.73% |
1980 | $257.93 | 15.70% |
1981 | $296.62 | 15.00% |
1982 | $325.93 | 9.88% |
1983 | $336.45 | 3.23% |
1984 | $358.03 | 6.42% |
1985 | $370.54 | 3.49% |
1986 | $375.51 | 1.34% |
1987 | $374.23 | -0.34% |
1988 | $379.36 | 1.37% |
1989 | $390.03 | 2.81% |
1990 | $399.16 | 2.34% |
1991 | $414.21 | 3.77% |
1992 | $422.37 | 1.97% |
1993 | $430.80 | 1.99% |
1994 | $430.98 | 0.04% |
1995 | $440.74 | 2.26% |
1996 | $448.14 | 1.68% |
1997 | $450.52 | 0.53% |
1998 | $433.18 | -3.85% |
1999 | $430.12 | -0.71% |
2000 | $437.00 | 1.60% |
2001 | $468.68 | 7.25% |
2002 | $463.37 | -1.13% |
2003 | $474.44 | 2.39% |
2004 | $483.28 | 1.86% |
2005 | $513.00 | 6.15% |
2006 | $575.41 | 12.16% |
2007 | $598.04 | 3.93% |
2008 | $636.55 | 6.44% |
2009 | $655.48 | 2.97% |
2010 | $656.79 | 0.20% |
2011 | $669.17 | 1.89% |
2012 | $668.81 | -0.05% |
2013 | $682.82 | 2.10% |
2014 | $707.55 | 3.62% |
2015 | $711.53 | 0.56% |
2016 | $704.02 | -1.06% |
2017 | $719.17 | 2.15% |
2018 | $724.26 | 0.71% |
2019 | $725.72 | 0.20% |
2020 | $729.98 | 0.59%* |