Price/Cost Indexes from 1875 to 1989; Estimated to 2010

by Michael Hart

Old$/1989$ 1989$/Old$ Yearly % D-D Adj

1989 1.000000 1.000000 3.8744% 4.6 4.8 1988 0.962701 1.038744 3.3218% 4.4 4.1 1987 0.931750 1.073249 3.1640% 4.4 3.6 1986 0.903174 1.107206 2.6144% 1.1 1.9 1985 0.880163 1.136153 2.9714% 3.8 3.6 1984 0.854764 1.169913 3.6577% 3.9 4.3 1983 0.824603 1.212705 3.8998% 3.8 3.2 1982 0.793652 1.259998 6.3832% 3.8 6.2 1981 0.746032 1.340426 9.6842% 8.9 10.3 1980 0.680163 1.470235 9.0331% 12.5 13.5 1979 0.623814 1.603043 8.8650% 13.3 11.3 1978 0.573016 1.745153 7.2812% 1977 0.534125 1.872221 6.6559% 1976 0.500793 1.996834 6.4072% 1975 0.470638 2.124776 9.8160% 6.9 9.1 1974 0.428570 2.333344 9.0908% 12.3 11.0 1973 0.392856 2.545462 6.4508% 1972 0.369049 2.709666 4.7305% 1971 0.352380 2.837848 5.7132% 1970 0.333336 2.999980 5.5271% 1969 0.315877 3.165791 5.5712% 1968 0.299207 3.342164 5.0148% 1967 0.284919 3.509767 2.5719% 1966 0.277775 3.600034 3.5483% 1965 0.268256 3.727776 2.7360% 1964 0.261112 3.829768 1.5426% 1963 0.257146 3.888845 1.5695% 1962 0.253172 3.949879 2.2421% 1961 0.247620 4.038441 0.9710% 1960 0.245239 4.077655 1.6441% 1959 0.241272 4.144695 2.3583% 1958 0.235714 4.242437 2.0622% 1957 0.230951 4.329926 3.5573% 1956 0.223018 4.483953 3.3094% 1955 0.215873 4.632344 3.4226% 1954 0.208729 4.790892 1.5425% 1953 0.205559 4.864789 1.5700% 1952 0.202381 4.941167 1.5950% 1951 0.199204 5.019980 5.0181% 1950 0.189685 5.271890 1.7036% 1949 0.186508 5.361703 -0.4250% 1948 0.187304 5.338916 6.7885% 1947 0.175397 5.701346 13.9152% 8.8 14.4 1946 0.153972 6.494699 22.7889% 18.1 8.3 1945 0.125395 7.974769 3.2667% 1944 0.121429 8.235278 1.3228% 1943 0.119843 8.344216 2.7235% 1942 0.116666 8.571470 6.5229% 1941 0.109522 9.130582 6.1527% 1940 0.103174 9.692363 2.3626% 1939 0.100793 9.921357 -1.5485% 1938 0.102378 9.767725 -1.5313% 1937 0.103970 9.618155 3.9665% 1936 0.100003 9.999663 0.0000% 1935 0.100003 9.999663 3.2815% 1934 0.096826 10.327806 8.9329% 1933 0.088886 11.250379 -2.6092% 1932 0.091267 10.956833 -11.5405% 1931 0.103174 9.692363 -8.4521% 1930 0.112699 8.873159 -2.7364% 1929 0.115870 8.630356 0.0000% 1928 0.115870 8.630356 -0.6823% 1927 0.116666 8.571470 0.0000% 1926 0.116666 8.571470 -2.0003% 1925 0.119047 8.400011 0.6732% 1924 0.118251 8.456558 2.0552% 1923 0.115870 8.630356 0.0000% 1922 0.115870 8.630356 2.8134% 1921 0.112699 8.873159 -7.1889% 1920 0.121429 8.235278 -13.0687% 1919 0.139684 7.159036 15.7924% 1918 0.120633 8.289621 14.2839% 1917 0.105555 9.473701 16.6642% 1916 0.090478 11.052416 20.0072% 1915 0.075394 13.263690 9.1939% 1914 0.069046 14.483146 2.3500% 1913 0.067460 14.823500 1.1941% 1912 0.066664 15.000506 1.1982% 1911 0.065875 15.180236 2.4767% 1910 0.064283 15.556197 0.0000% 1909 0.064283 15.556197 3.8470% 1908 0.061902 16.154643 0.0000% 1907 0.061902 16.154643 -2.5074% 1906 0.063494 15.749575 5.2679% 1905 0.060316 16.579242 2.6993% 1904 0.058731 17.026763 0.0000% 1903 0.058731 17.026763 1.3740% 1902 0.057935 17.260713 2.8134% 1901 0.056350 17.746319 1.4329% 1900 0.055554 18.000607 0.0000% 1899 0.055554 18.000607 16.6596% 1898 0.047620 20.999433 -10.4415% 1897 0.053172 18.806775 0.0000% 1896 0.053172 18.806775 -1.4750% 1895 0.053968 18.529375 1.4971% 1894 0.053172 18.806775 -1.4750% 1893 0.053968 18.529375 -5.5601% 1892 0.057146 17.499115 0.0000% 1891 0.057146 17.499115 -1.3624% 1890 0.057935 17.260713 0.0000% 1889 0.057935 17.260713 -2.6745% 1888 0.059527 16.799071 0.0000% 1887 0.059527 16.799071 1.3554% 1886 0.058731 17.026763 1.3740% 1885 0.057935 17.260713 -1.3554% 1884 0.058731 17.026763 -1.3373% 1883 0.059527 16.799071 -5.0570% 1882 0.062698 15.949537 -3.6592% 1881 0.065079 15.365917 2.4968% 1880 0.063494 15.749575 0.0000% 1879 0.063494 15.749575 5.2679% 1878 0.060316 16.579242 -3.7981% 1877 0.062698 15.949537 -5.9502% 1876 0.066664 15.000506 -1.1800% 1875 0.067460 14.823500

BASE YEAR: 1993 [1993 dollars = 1.000000]

Year Year/1993 1993/Year Year/Previous Year

[Keep the above line for reference on other years]

2010 1.947900 0.513373 4% Est. 2009 1.872980 0.533908 4% Est. 2008 1.800943 0.555265 4% Est. 2007 1.731676 0.577475 4% Est. 2006 1.665072 0.600574 4% Est. 2005 1.601031 0.624597 4% Est. 2004 1.539454 0.649581 4% Est. 2003 1.480243 0.675565 4% Est. 2002 1.423312 0.702587 4% Est. 2001 1.368568 0.730691 4% Est. 2000 1.315931 0.759918 4% Est. 1999 1.265318 0.790315 4% Est. 1998 1.216653 0.821927 4% Est. 1997 1.169858 0.854805 4% Est. 1996 1.124864 0.888997 4% Est. 1995 1.081600 0.924557 4% Est. 1994 1.040000 0.961539 4% Est. 1993 1.000000 1.000000 4% Est. 1992 0.961538 1.040000 4% Est. 1991 0.924556 1.081600 4% Est. 1990 0.888996 1.124864 4% Est. 1989 0.854804 1.169859 3.8744% 1988 0.822921 1.215184 3.3218% 1987 0.796464 1.255550 3.1640% 1986 0.772037 1.295275 2.6144% 1985 0.752367 1.329139 2.9715% 1984 0.730656 1.368634 3.6576% 1983 0.704874 1.418694 3.8998% 1982 0.678417 1.474020 6.3831% 1981 0.637711 1.568108 9.6843% 1980 0.581406 1.719969 9.0330% 1979 0.533239 1.875333 8.8650% 1978 0.489816 2.041582 7.2813% 1977 0.456572 2.190234 6.6558% 1976 0.428080 2.336013 6.4073% 1975 0.402303 2.485688 9.8159% 1974 0.366343 2.729680 9.0909% 1973 0.335815 2.977832 6.4509% 1972 0.315465 3.169929 4.7304% 1971 0.301216 3.319879 5.7132% 1970 0.284937 3.509549 5.5272% 1969 0.270013 3.703527 5.5714% 1968 0.255763 3.909865 5.0148% 1967 0.243550 4.105935 2.5719% 1966 0.237443 4.211535 3.5485% 1965 0.229306 4.360980 2.7360% 1964 0.223200 4.480296 1.5423% 1963 0.219809 4.549396 1.5697% 1962 0.216412 4.620807 2.2421% 1961 0.211667 4.724412 0.9709% 1960 0.209631 4.770281 1.6442% 1959 0.206240 4.848714 2.3579% 1958 0.201489 4.963044 2.0623% 1957 0.197418 5.065399 3.5571% 1956 0.190637 5.245581 3.3098% 1955 0.184529 5.419200 3.4226% 1954 0.178422 5.604679 1.5421% 1953 0.175713 5.691111 1.5703% 1952 0.172996 5.780478 1.5948% 1951 0.170280 5.872668 5.0183% 1950 0.162143 6.167377 1.7034% 1949 0.159428 6.272433 -0.4250% 1948 0.160108 6.245777 6.7886% 1947 0.149930 6.669778 13.9149% 1946 0.131616 7.597868 22.7896% 1945 0.107188 9.329391 3.2661% 1944 0.103798 9.634099 1.3234% 1943 0.102442 9.761596 2.7232% 1942 0.099727 10.027420 6.5229% 1941 0.093620 10.681498 6.1527% 1940 0.088194 11.338700 2.3623% 1939 0.086158 11.606550 -1.5482% 1938 0.087513 11.426859 -1.5312% 1937 0.088874 11.251890 3.9669% 1936 0.085483 11.698239 0.0000% 1935 0.085483 11.698239 3.2811% 1934 0.082767 12.082075 8.9328% 1933 0.075980 13.161341 -2.6088% 1932 0.078015 12.817985 -11.5407% 1931 0.088194 11.338700 -8.4517% 1930 0.096336 10.380385 -2.7367% 1929 0.099046 10.096306 0.0000% 1928 0.099046 10.096306 -0.6823% 1927 0.099727 10.027420 0.0000% 1926 0.099727 10.027420 -2.0001% 1925 0.101762 9.826867 0.6731% 1924 0.101081 9.893016 2.0549% 1923 0.099046 10.096306 0.0000% 1922 0.099046 10.096306 2.8137% 1921 0.096336 10.380385 -7.1894% 1920 0.103798 9.634099 -13.0688% 1919 0.119402 8.375039 15.7925% 1918 0.103118 9.697670 14.2845% 1917 0.090229 11.082933 16.6637% 1916 0.077341 12.929762 20.0069% 1915 0.064447 15.516606 9.1939% 1914 0.059021 16.943183 2.3510% 1913 0.057665 17.341521 1.1940% 1912 0.056985 17.548587 1.1977% 1911 0.056310 17.758770 2.4765% 1910 0.054949 18.198575 0.0000% 1909 0.054949 18.198575 3.8464% 1908 0.052914 18.898565 0.0000% 1907 0.052914 18.898565 -2.5073% 1906 0.054275 18.424717 5.2689% 1905 0.051558 19.395500 2.6987% 1904 0.050203 19.918935 0.0000% 1903 0.050203 19.918935 1.3740% 1902 0.049523 20.192612 2.8128% 1901 0.048168 20.760586 1.4328% 1900 0.047488 21.058052 0.0000% 1899 0.047488 21.058052 16.6611% 1898 0.040706 24.566548 -10.4416% 1897 0.045452 22.001411 0.0000% 1896 0.045452 22.001411 -1.4749% 1895 0.046132 21.676901 1.4970% 1894 0.045452 22.001411 -1.4749% 1893 0.046132 21.676901 -5.5612% 1892 0.048849 20.471407 0.0000% 1891 0.048849 20.471407 -1.3619% 1890 0.049523 20.192612 0.0000% 1889 0.049523 20.192612 -2.6744% 1888 0.050884 19.652578 0.0000% 1887 0.050884 19.652578 1.3553% 1886 0.050203 19.918935 1.3740% 1885 0.049523 20.192612 -1.3553% 1884 0.050203 19.918935 -1.3372% 1883 0.050884 19.652578 -5.0576% 1882 0.053594 18.658633 -3.6586% 1881 0.055630 17.975983 2.4963% 1880 0.054275 18.424717 0.0000% 1879 0.054275 18.424717 5.2689% 1878 0.051558 19.395500 -3.7992% 1877 0.053594 18.658633 -5.9492% 1876 0.056985 17.548587 -1.1800% 1875 0.057665 17.341521

THE PROJECT GUTENBERG PRICE INDEX FROM 1875 TO 2010

How to use the chart, third set of examples:

This index will allow you to estimate the cost of any item in the dollars of any year included in the index.

Example: You know the cost of an item in 1900 was $1, and you want to know the cost it would have had in 1989 dollar figures [i.e. "adjusting for inflation">[.