Historical Value of the U.S. Dollar

What one dollar was worth in constant 1991 dollars.

1820-1850 $13.28

1850-1875 $13.14

1875-1900 $14.85

1900-1925 $11.38

1935 $9.91

1945 $7.56

1965 $4.31

1975 $2.35

1985 $1.26

1991 $1.00

compiled by the Department of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Living Conditions Statistics

Tom Cloud has a nice script to determine the value of the U.S. dollar at mykindred.com/cloud/TX/Documents/dollar/index.htm


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