Purchasing Power Calculator

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year 1
year 2
$1.00 in 1913
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= $1.00 in 1913
Consider one U.S. dollar in any year between 1913 and 2006. Use the calculator to see how much money is required in any other year to command the same purchasing power.

Details

The calculator uses CPI data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov).

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Permanent Citation

Fiona Maclachlan
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​"Purchasing Power Calculator"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/PurchasingPowerCalculator/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: October 9, 2007