According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for tobacco and smoking products were 8,803.49% higher in 2021 versus 1935 (a $1,760.70 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2021: Tobacco and smoking products experienced an average inflation rate of 5.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, tobacco and smoking products costing $20 in the year 1935 would cost $1,780.70 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.49% during this same period, inflation for tobacco and smoking products was higher.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Tobacco and smoking products:
| Year | 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 | 2021 |
| CPI | 13.800 | 13.700 | 14.200 | 14.200 | 14.500 | 15.000 | 15.200 | 15.700 | 16.500 | 16.900 | 17.600 | 18.200 | 19.787 | 20.780 | 21.320 | 21.740 | 22.480 | 23.520 | 24.660 | 24.900 | 25.000 | 25.560 | 26.340 | 27.060 | 28.240 | 29.060 | 29.300 | 29.540 | 30.520 | 31.200 | 32.867 | 34.280 | 35.508 | 37.723 | 39.769 | 43.054 | 44.923 | 47.362 | 48.669 | 51.062 | 54.685 | 57.031 | 59.754 | 62.992 | 66.769 | 71.969 | 77.762 | 86.508 | 103.377 | 110.154 | 116.685 | 124.708 | 133.623 | 145.785 | 164.438 | 181.523 | 202.723 | 219.831 | 228.392 | 220.031 | 225.738 | 232.754 | 243.692 | 274.777 | 355.792 | 394.908 | 425.208 | 461.500 | 468.992 | 477.985 | 502.762 | 519.862 | 554.184 | 588.682 | 730.316 | 807.330 | 834.769 | 853.459 | 876.822 | 903.299 | 930.848 | 963.380 | 1022.785 | 1063.453 | 1115.941 | 1171.554 | 1228.681 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Tobacco and smoking products, over time, for $20 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $20.00 | - |
| 1936 | $19.86 | -0.72% |
| 1937 | $20.58 | 3.65% |
| 1938 | $20.58 | 0.00% |
| 1939 | $21.01 | 2.11% |
| 1940 | $21.74 | 3.45% |
| 1941 | $22.03 | 1.33% |
| 1942 | $22.75 | 3.29% |
| 1943 | $23.91 | 5.10% |
| 1944 | $24.49 | 2.42% |
| 1945 | $25.51 | 4.14% |
| 1946 | $26.38 | 3.41% |
| 1947 | $28.68 | 8.72% |
| 1948 | $30.12 | 5.02% |
| 1949 | $30.90 | 2.60% |
| 1950 | $31.51 | 1.97% |
| 1951 | $32.58 | 3.40% |
| 1952 | $34.09 | 4.63% |
| 1953 | $35.74 | 4.85% |
| 1954 | $36.09 | 0.97% |
| 1955 | $36.23 | 0.40% |
| 1956 | $37.04 | 2.24% |
| 1957 | $38.17 | 3.05% |
| 1958 | $39.22 | 2.73% |
| 1959 | $40.93 | 4.36% |
| 1960 | $42.12 | 2.90% |
| 1961 | $42.46 | 0.83% |
| 1962 | $42.81 | 0.82% |
| 1963 | $44.23 | 3.32% |
| 1964 | $45.22 | 2.23% |
| 1965 | $47.63 | 5.34% |
| 1966 | $49.68 | 4.30% |
| 1967 | $51.46 | 3.58% |
| 1968 | $54.67 | 6.24% |
| 1969 | $57.64 | 5.42% |
| 1970 | $62.40 | 8.26% |
| 1971 | $65.11 | 4.34% |
| 1972 | $68.64 | 5.43% |
| 1973 | $70.54 | 2.76% |
| 1974 | $74.00 | 4.92% |
| 1975 | $79.25 | 7.10% |
| 1976 | $82.65 | 4.29% |
| 1977 | $86.60 | 4.77% |
| 1978 | $91.29 | 5.42% |
| 1979 | $96.77 | 6.00% |
| 1980 | $104.30 | 7.79% |
| 1981 | $112.70 | 8.05% |
| 1982 | $125.37 | 11.25% |
| 1983 | $149.82 | 19.50% |
| 1984 | $159.64 | 6.56% |
| 1985 | $169.11 | 5.93% |
| 1986 | $180.74 | 6.88% |
| 1987 | $193.66 | 7.15% |
| 1988 | $211.28 | 9.10% |
| 1989 | $238.32 | 12.80% |
| 1990 | $263.08 | 10.39% |
| 1991 | $293.80 | 11.68% |
| 1992 | $318.60 | 8.44% |
| 1993 | $331.00 | 3.89% |
| 1994 | $318.89 | -3.66% |
| 1995 | $327.16 | 2.59% |
| 1996 | $337.32 | 3.11% |
| 1997 | $353.18 | 4.70% |
| 1998 | $398.23 | 12.76% |
| 1999 | $515.64 | 29.48% |
| 2000 | $572.33 | 10.99% |
| 2001 | $616.24 | 7.67% |
| 2002 | $668.84 | 8.54% |
| 2003 | $679.70 | 1.62% |
| 2004 | $692.73 | 1.92% |
| 2005 | $728.64 | 5.18% |
| 2006 | $753.42 | 3.40% |
| 2007 | $803.16 | 6.60% |
| 2008 | $853.16 | 6.23% |
| 2009 | $1,058.43 | 24.06% |
| 2010 | $1,170.04 | 10.55% |
| 2011 | $1,209.81 | 3.40% |
| 2012 | $1,236.90 | 2.24% |
| 2013 | $1,270.76 | 2.74% |
| 2014 | $1,309.13 | 3.02% |
| 2015 | $1,349.05 | 3.05% |
| 2016 | $1,396.20 | 3.49% |
| 2017 | $1,482.30 | 6.17% |
| 2018 | $1,541.24 | 3.98% |
| 2019 | $1,617.31 | 4.94% |
| 2020 | $1,697.90 | 4.98% |
| 2021 | $1,780.70 | 4.88%* |