According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for tobacco and smoking products are 10,694.67% higher in 2024 versus 1938 (a $2,138.93 difference in value).
Between 1938 and 2024: Tobacco and smoking products experienced an average inflation rate of 5.59% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, tobacco and smoking products costing $20 in the year 1938 would cost $2,158.93 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for tobacco and smoking products was higher.
In the year 1938: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for tobacco and smoking products during the 1938-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1938 (-2.03%), inflation for tobacco and smoking products was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Tobacco and smoking products, over time, for $20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | $20.00 | - |
| 1939 | $20.42 | 2.11% |
| 1940 | $21.13 | 3.45% |
| 1941 | $21.41 | 1.33% |
| 1942 | $22.11 | 3.29% |
| 1943 | $23.24 | 5.10% |
| 1944 | $23.80 | 2.42% |
| 1945 | $24.79 | 4.14% |
| 1946 | $25.63 | 3.41% |
| 1947 | $27.87 | 8.72% |
| 1948 | $29.27 | 5.02% |
| 1949 | $30.03 | 2.60% |
| 1950 | $30.62 | 1.97% |
| 1951 | $31.66 | 3.40% |
| 1952 | $33.13 | 4.63% |
| 1953 | $34.73 | 4.85% |
| 1954 | $35.07 | 0.97% |
| 1955 | $35.21 | 0.40% |
| 1956 | $36.00 | 2.24% |
| 1957 | $37.10 | 3.05% |
| 1958 | $38.11 | 2.73% |
| 1959 | $39.77 | 4.36% |
| 1960 | $40.93 | 2.90% |
| 1961 | $41.27 | 0.83% |
| 1962 | $41.61 | 0.82% |
| 1963 | $42.99 | 3.32% |
| 1964 | $43.94 | 2.23% |
| 1965 | $46.29 | 5.34% |
| 1966 | $48.28 | 4.30% |
| 1967 | $50.01 | 3.58% |
| 1968 | $53.13 | 6.24% |
| 1969 | $56.01 | 5.42% |
| 1970 | $60.64 | 8.26% |
| 1971 | $63.27 | 4.34% |
| 1972 | $66.71 | 5.43% |
| 1973 | $68.55 | 2.76% |
| 1974 | $71.92 | 4.92% |
| 1975 | $77.02 | 7.10% |
| 1976 | $80.33 | 4.29% |
| 1977 | $84.16 | 4.77% |
| 1978 | $88.72 | 5.42% |
| 1979 | $94.04 | 6.00% |
| 1980 | $101.37 | 7.79% |
| 1981 | $109.52 | 8.05% |
| 1982 | $121.84 | 11.25% |
| 1983 | $145.60 | 19.50% |
| 1984 | $155.15 | 6.56% |
| 1985 | $164.34 | 5.93% |
| 1986 | $175.64 | 6.88% |
| 1987 | $188.20 | 7.15% |
| 1988 | $205.33 | 9.10% |
| 1989 | $231.60 | 12.80% |
| 1990 | $255.67 | 10.39% |
| 1991 | $285.53 | 11.68% |
| 1992 | $309.62 | 8.44% |
| 1993 | $321.68 | 3.89% |
| 1994 | $309.90 | -3.66% |
| 1995 | $317.94 | 2.59% |
| 1996 | $327.82 | 3.11% |
| 1997 | $343.23 | 4.70% |
| 1998 | $387.01 | 12.76% |
| 1999 | $501.12 | 29.48% |
| 2000 | $556.21 | 10.99% |
| 2001 | $598.88 | 7.67% |
| 2002 | $650.00 | 8.54% |
| 2003 | $660.55 | 1.62% |
| 2004 | $673.22 | 1.92% |
| 2005 | $708.11 | 5.18% |
| 2006 | $732.20 | 3.40% |
| 2007 | $780.54 | 6.60% |
| 2008 | $829.13 | 6.23% |
| 2009 | $1,028.61 | 24.06% |
| 2010 | $1,137.08 | 10.55% |
| 2011 | $1,175.73 | 3.40% |
| 2012 | $1,202.05 | 2.24% |
| 2013 | $1,234.96 | 2.74% |
| 2014 | $1,272.25 | 3.02% |
| 2015 | $1,311.05 | 3.05% |
| 2016 | $1,356.87 | 3.49% |
| 2017 | $1,440.54 | 6.17% |
| 2018 | $1,497.82 | 3.98% |
| 2019 | $1,571.75 | 4.94% |
| 2020 | $1,650.08 | 4.98% |
| 2021 | $1,769.62 | 7.24% |
| 2022 | $1,897.87 | 7.25% |
| 2023 | $2,022.14 | 6.55% |
| 2024 | $2,158.93 | 6.76%* |
* 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 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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 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 | 19.788 | 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 | 1256.433 | 1347.485 | 1435.718 | 1532.843 |