$100 in 1948 is worth $99.02 in 1949

0.99× price rise

Average US inflation: -0.98% a year over 1 years. Prices did not double in this span. Highest year: 1949 (-1.0%). Lowest: 1949 (-1.0%).

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1948in 19491949 amount in 1948 money
$1$0.99$1.01
$10$9.90$10.10
$100$99.02$100.99
$1,000$990.19$1,009.91
$10,000$9,901.92$10,099.05
$100,000$99,019.20$100,990.51

Year by year (value of $100 from 1948)

YearValueInflation
1948$100.00
1949$99.02-1.0%

1948–1950 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1948 worth in 1949?

$100 in 1948 had about the same buying power as $99.02 in 1949, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1948 to 1949?

About -0.98% per year, compounding to a -1.0% total rise in prices over 1 years.

Which year between 1948 and 1949 had the highest inflation?

1949 saw the largest annual rise in the index (-1.0%); the lowest was 1949 (-1.0%).

Historical statistics for education only. Not investment advice. US CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (public domain), annual averages; 2026 = Sep 2026 index. India CPI: World Bank WDI FP.CPI.TOTL (source IMF IFS), licensed CC BY 4.0. INR/USD: Federal Reserve Board H.10. Sources & method · Embed this calculator · BacktestCard