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Composite Consumer Price Index; 1860=1 For more info, see John J. McCusker, "How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States," Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, 101, pt 2 (1992), pp. 297-373. Election years have an "e". PAPER PERCENT YEAR VALUE CHANGE 1860e $1.00 ----- 1861 $1.06 6.0% 1862 $1.21 14.2% 1863 $1.51 24.8% 1864e $1.89 25.2% 1865 $1.96 3.7% 1866 $1.91 -2.6% 1867 $1.78 -6.8% 1868e $1.71 -3.9% 1869 $1.64 -4.1% 1870 $1.57 -4.3% 1871 $1.47 -6.4% 1872e $1.47 0.0% 1873 $1.44 -2.0% 1874 $1.37 -4.9% 1875 $1.32 -3.6% 1876e $1.29 -2.3% 1877 $1.26 -2.3% 1878 $1.20 -4.8% 1879 $1.20 0.0% 1880e $1.23 2.5% 1881 $1.23 0.0% 1882 $1.23 0.0% 1883 $1.21 -1.6% 1884e $1.18 -2.5% 1885 $1.16 -1.7% 1886 $1.13 -2.6% 1887 $1.14 0.9% 1888e $1.14 0.0% 1889 $1.11 -2.6% 1890 $1.09 -1.8% 1891 $1.09 0.0% 1892e $1.09 0.0% 1893 $1.08 -0.9% 1894 $1.03 -4.6% 1895 $1.01 -1.9% 1896e $1.01 0.0% 1897 $1.00 -1.0% 1898 $1.00 0.0% 1899 $1.00 0.0% 1900e $1.01 1.0% 1901 $1.02 1.0% 1902 $1.03 1.0% 1903 $1.06 2.9% 1904e $1.07 0.9% 1905 $1.06 -0.9% 1906 $1.08 1.9% 1907 $1.13 4.6% 1908e $1.11 -1.8% 1909 $1.09 -1.8% 1910 $1.14 4.6% 1911 $1.14 0.0% 1912e $1.17 2.6% 1913 $1.19 1.7% 1914 $1.20 0.8% 1915 $1.21 0.8% 1916e $1.30 7.4% 1917 $1.53 17.7% 1918 $1.80 17.6% 1919 $2.07 15.0% 1920e $2.40 15.9% 1921 $2.14 10.8% 1922 $2.00 -6.5% 1923 $2.04 2.0% 1924e $2.04 0.0% 1925 $2.10 2.9% 1926 $2.11 0.5% 1927 $2.08 -1.4% 1928e $2.05 -1.4% 1929 $2.05 0.0% 1930 $2.00 -2.4% 1931 $1.82 -9.0% 1932e $1.63 10.4% 1933 $1.55 -4.9% 1934 $1.60 3.2% 1935 $1.64 2.5% 1936e $1.66 1.2% 1937 $1.72 3.6% 1938 $1.69 -1.7% 1939 $1.66 -1.8% 1940e $1.68 1.2% 1941 $1.76 4.8% 1942 $1.95 10.8% 1943 $2.07 6.2% 1944e $2.10 1.4% 1945 $2.15 2.4% 1946 $2.33 8.4% 1947 $2.67 14.6% 1948e $2.88 7.9% 1949 $2.85 -1.0% 1950 $2.88 1.1% 1951 $3.10 7.6% 1952e $3.17 2.3% 1953 $3.20 0.9% 1954 $3.21 0.3% 1955 $3.20 -0.3% 1956e $3.25 1.6% 1957 $3.36 3.4% 1958 $3.46 3.0% 1959 $3.48 0.6% 1960e $3.54 1.7% 1961 $3.58 1.1% 1962 $3.62 1.1% 1963 $3.66 1.1% 1964e $3.71 1.4% 1965 $3.77 1.6% 1966 $3.88 2.9% 1967 $3.99 2.8% 1968e $4.16 4.3% 1969 $4.38 5.3% 1970 $4.64 5.9% 1971 $4.84 4.3% 1972e $5.00 3.3% 1973 $5.31 6.2% 1974 $5.90 11.1% 1975 $6.43 9.0% 1976e $6.80 5.8% 1977 $7.25 6.6% 1978 $7.80 7.6% 1979 $8.68 11.3% 1980e $9.85 13.5% 1981 $10.87 10.4% 1982 $11.54 6.2% 1983 $11.91 3.2% 1984e $12.43 4.4% 1985 $12.87 3.5% 1986 $13.11 1.9% 1987 $13.59 3.7% 1988e $14.15 4.1% 1989 $14.83 4.8% |