$100 in 1948 is worth $111.33 in 1953

1.11× price rise

Average US inflation: 2.17% a year over 5 years. Prices did not double in this span. Highest year: 1951 (7.9%). Lowest: 1949 (-1.0%).

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1948	in 1953	1953 amount in 1948 money
$1	$1.11	$0.90
$10	$11.13	$8.98
$100	$111.33	$89.83
$1,000	$1,113.26	$898.26
$10,000	$11,132.60	$8,982.63
$100,000	$111,325.99	$89,826.29

Year by year (value of $100 from 1948)

Year	Value	Inflation
1948	$100.00
1949	$99.02	-1.0%
1950	$100.07	1.1%
1951	$108.02	7.9%
1952	$110.49	2.3%
1953	$111.33	0.8%

1948–1952 · 1948–1954 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1948 worth in 1953?

$100 in 1948 had about the same buying power as $111.33 in 1953, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1948 to 1953?

About 2.17% per year, compounding to a 11.3% total rise in prices over 5 years.

Which year between 1948 and 1953 had the highest inflation?

1951 saw the largest annual rise in the index (7.9%); 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